Foshan vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$234
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$3719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
66
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
9.5M
633K

The cost of living in Foshan is 67% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 7755th and 2305th ($627 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1739th 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 2991st and 311th 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
$3.7
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$27334

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809