Foshan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$234
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$2255
😷 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 73% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7755th and 1228th ($627 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st 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 19th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 2991st and 276th 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
$3.7
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$19884

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$785
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$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653