Foshan vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	70	98
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.14M

The cost of living in Foshan is 71% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1654th ($611 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 7th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 2601st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Perth

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	Foshan	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$11252

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645