Foshan vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$765
🏠 One person rent
$156
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
73
17
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.48M

The cost of living in Foshan is 63% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7900th and 9080th ($575 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 5th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 1721st and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$704

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$325
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$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617