Foshan vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$208	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$1425
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	70	68
🏙️ Population	9.5M	720K

The cost of living in Foshan is 35% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 7543rd and 5814th ($611 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 2601st and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Okayama

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	Foshan	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$16248

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$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

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545