Foshan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$156
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.18M

The cost of living in Foshan is 36% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7900th and 6017th ($575 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 15th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1721st and 6150th 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
$3.49
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$9496

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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$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
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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964