Foshan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$234	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$1251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	72	72
🏙️ Population	9.5M	791K

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7755th and 5436th ($627 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 299th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 2991st and 2749th 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	$3.7	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$17418

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$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

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009