Foshan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$208
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$2069
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.35M

The cost of living in Foshan is 70% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1772nd ($611 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1 months in Milan. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 2601st and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Milan

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Foshan Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$14604

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66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
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$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642

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$1576
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$1586
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$1503
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$1592
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$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506