Foshan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$230
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
98
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.35M

The cost of living in Foshan is 74% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7844th and 1148th ($611 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1st in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1 months in Milan. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 3253rd and 336th 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
$3.62
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$18202

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$782
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$848
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$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719