Foshan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$222
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
9.5M
791K

The cost of living in Foshan is 41% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7909th and 5515th ($589 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 2948th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$14992

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$758
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$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001