Foshan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$230
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.11M

The cost of living in Foshan is 75% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7844th and 916th ($611 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 3253rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Paris

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Foshan Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$17184

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$782
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$848
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$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544