Foshan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$208
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.41M

The cost of living in Foshan is 50% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7543rd and 4439th ($611 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 2nd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2601st and 3899th 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
$3.41
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$7421

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$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
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$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
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$2737
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$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
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$761
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$756
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$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
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$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
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$650
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$846
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$861
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$969
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$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
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$1003
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$798
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$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
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$342
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$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
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$381
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$329
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$335
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$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
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$1577
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$793
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$910
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$1041
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$646
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$360
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$710
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$1716
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$1680
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$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
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$1684
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$1686
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$994
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$937
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$905