Foshan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	9.5M	5.35M

The cost of living in Foshan is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7844th and 893rd ($611 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3253rd and 1st 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	$3.62	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$26129

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172