Foshan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$234
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
93
27
😀 Quality of life
72
28
🏙️ Population
9.5M
42.7K

The cost of living in Foshan is 16% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7755th and 8425th ($627 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 5th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 2991st and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Meru

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Foshan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$10408

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$638
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$2396
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$2663
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$908
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$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
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$793
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$766
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$778
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$954
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$802
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$797
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$751
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$739
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$600
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$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
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$824
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$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
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$474
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$612
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$528
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$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
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$648
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$602
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$711
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$603
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$618
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$624
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$563
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$573
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$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
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$533
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$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
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$417
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$735
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$910
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$577
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$810
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$746
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$541
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$513
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$671
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$872
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$688
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$721
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$553
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$688
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$795
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