Foshan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$156
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
73
29
🏙️ Population
9.5M
42.7K

The cost of living in Foshan is 18% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7900th and 8601st ($575 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 5th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1721st and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$6789

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$816
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$618
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$1565
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$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
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$2614
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$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
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$856
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$774
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$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
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$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
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$530
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
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$557
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$452
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$542
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$493
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$600
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$654
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$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
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$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
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$805
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$600
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$720
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$840
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$553
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$748
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$871
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$543
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$498
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$599
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$677
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$449
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$819
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$575
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$446
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$747
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