Foshan vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$4402
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1073
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1650
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$554
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3551
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
9.5M
633K

The cost of living in Foshan is 67% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 7753rd and 2338th ($602 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1841st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 247th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Memphis

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Foshan Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.44
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$27502

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670