Foshan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
95
79
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
9.5M
709K

The cost of living in Foshan is 74% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1029th ($602 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Norway, respectively. Check China vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 2359th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Oslo

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Foshan Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$7583

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$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
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$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
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$2753
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$895
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$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
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$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
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$780
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$1014
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$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
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$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
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$726
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$795
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$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
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$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
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$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
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$611
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$671
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$1885
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$1955
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$2149
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$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
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$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
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$1821
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$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
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$1267
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$1816
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$1583
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$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
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$1262
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$1710
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$1206
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$1373
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$1417
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$1415
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$1209
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$1393
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$1725
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$1275
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$1596
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$1510
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$1264
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$1507
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$1593
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$1824
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$2139
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$2161