Foshan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$2367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1656
$5511
🏠 One person rent
$241
$1334
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$2155
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$950
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
59
98
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.53M

The cost of living in Foshan is 75% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7485th and 850th ($600 vs $2367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th and 2nd in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Melbourne. Foshan ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5468th and 4th 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
$3.91
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$8.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$2575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$1758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.3%
6.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4830
$8513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2200
$7623
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.01
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$27.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.36
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$1726
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19518
$19956

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$755
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$636
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$512
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$621
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$746
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$769
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$767
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$617
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1621
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$778
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$603
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2733
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$796
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$844
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$777
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$799
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$752
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$756
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1051
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$546
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$469
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$665
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$787
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$911
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$823
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$932
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$588
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$648
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$811
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$799
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$972
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$510
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$583
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$568
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$605
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$585
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$595
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$598

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3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1759
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1545
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1539
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1636
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1702
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1649
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1823
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1688
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1726
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1714
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1652
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1624
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1315
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1672
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1494
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1371
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1361
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1470
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1569
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1439
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2321
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1451
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1662
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1663
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1503
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1508
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1524
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2168
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1592
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1524
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$1950
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1751
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2623
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1897
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1755
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1886
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1739
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1661
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1453