Foshan vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$156
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1951
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
9.5M
507K

The cost of living in Foshan is 41% less expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 7900th and 5545th ($575 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 517th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 2 months in Matsuyama. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Matsuyama ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 1721st and 3433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Matsuyama

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Foshan Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$3659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$9.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$54.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$9623

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$903
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$909
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$906
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$911
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$909
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$919
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$909
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$907
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$915
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$906
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$887
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$912
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$899
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$889
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$885
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$881
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$884
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$885
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$954
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$941
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$954
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$911
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$951
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$895
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$923
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$882
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1000
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$872
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$860
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$956
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$952
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$912
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$907
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$954
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$850
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$879
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$909
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$896