Foshan vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$185
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
70
12
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.48M

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5406th ($602 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 4th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 2359th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Onitsha

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Foshan Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$1688

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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$846
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$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
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$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655