Foshan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$156
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
9.5M
12.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7900th and 5167th ($575 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1721st and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Moscow

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Foshan Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$10868

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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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$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517