Foshan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	70	100
🏙️ Population	9.5M	5.03M

The cost of living in Foshan is 72% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1365th ($611 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 2601st 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	$3.41	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$19705

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$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
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$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
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963