Foshan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
73
85
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.37M

The cost of living in Foshan is 72% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7900th and 1623rd ($575 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 1721st and 292nd 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
$3.49
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$15544

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$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
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550