Foshan vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$6395
🏠 One person rent
$208
$1516
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$4131
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.6M

The cost of living in Foshan is 76% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7543rd and 664th ($611 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 610th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Philadelphia

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Foshan Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$19774

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2574
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2604
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2477
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2567
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2600
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2608
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2368
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2600
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2611
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2787
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2493
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2423
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2582
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2541
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2353
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2683
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2676
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2085
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2653
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2901
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2642
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2739
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2919
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2819
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2723
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2782
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2849
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2303
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2264
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2880
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2320
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2557
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2693