Foshan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
73
98
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.53M

The cost of living in Foshan is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7900th and 933rd ($575 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1721st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Melbourne

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Foshan Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$7
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$18868

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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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$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481