Foshan vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$7799
🏠 One person rent
$234
$2094
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$3648
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$5290
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
9.5M
441K

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 7755th and 95th ($627 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 70th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 2991st and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Oakland

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Foshan Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$7.96
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$179
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3559
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2906
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3102
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2968
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3086
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2822
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3873
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3252
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3264
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2848
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2893
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3261
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3276
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3310
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2905
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2748
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3588
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3797
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3245
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3075
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2804
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3088
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4178
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3577
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3234
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3486
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3616
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3357