Foshan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$234
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$3694
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.1M

The cost of living in Foshan is 74% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7755th and 964th ($627 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st 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 1.5 months in Paris. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2991st and 34th 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
$3.7
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$19577

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$785
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$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506