Foshan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$208
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$1530
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
9.5M
791K

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7543rd and 5101st ($611 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 306th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 2601st and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Niigata

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Foshan Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$15118

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$774
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$804
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$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052