Foshan vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$5661
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1440
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$2388
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$4287
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.6M

The cost of living in Foshan is 76% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7900th and 812th ($575 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 735th 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 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 1721st and 101st 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
$3.49
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$15748

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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2282
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2266
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2334
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2384
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2242
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2418
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2422
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2402
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2196
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2390
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2434
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2469
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2281
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2618
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2419
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$1861
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2457
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2895
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2430
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2674
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2740
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2788
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2603
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2654
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2783
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2196
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2169
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2879
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2486
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2469
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2766