Foshan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$5367
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2348
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$2119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.35M

The cost of living in Foshan is 72% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1476th ($602 vs $2146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1 months in Milan. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 2359th and 305th 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
$3.6
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$9597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$6.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$836
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$14475

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$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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573