Foshan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4357
😷 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 75% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7753rd and 923rd ($602 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 2359th 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	$3.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$21306

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913