Foshan vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$185
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1951
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
9.5M
507K

The cost of living in Foshan is 43% less expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5176th ($602 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 324th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Matsuyama. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Matsuyama ranked 602nd in Japan, while ranked 2359th and 3870th 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
$3.6
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$28.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$10764

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$993
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$997
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$996
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$999
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$999
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$1018
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$997
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$981
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$1021
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$995
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$970
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$998
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$978
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$944
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$1040
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$988
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$936
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$1017
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$1003
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$1086
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$1002
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$1085
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$975
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$1037
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$960
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1163
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$968
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$952
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1106
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1102
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$1017
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$987
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1105
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$942
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$954
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$1010
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$974