Foshan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$185
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.41M

The cost of living in Foshan is 29% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6257th ($602 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 17th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2359th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Medina

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Foshan Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$7706

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$763
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$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
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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934