Foshan vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$156
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$2098
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
73
96
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.75M

The cost of living in Foshan is 48% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7900th and 4674th ($575 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 54th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 1721st and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Osaka

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Foshan Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$8601

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933