Foshan vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3605
🏠 One person rent
$185
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1385
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$2483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.33M

The cost of living in Foshan is 52% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4466th ($602 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 35th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 2 months in Nagoya. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 2359th and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Nagoya

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Foshan Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$12650

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027