Foshan vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$6077
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1546
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2651
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$4802
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
89
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
9.5M
653K

The cost of living in Foshan is 77% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 7753rd and 662nd ($602 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 590th 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 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Portland ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$7.36
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$189
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$16661

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2372
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2288
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2246
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2363
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2293
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2212
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2121
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2234
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2212
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2406
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2482
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2109
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2019
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2155
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2577
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1974
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2252
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2534
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2435
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2307
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2589
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2417
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1778
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2774
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2655
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2348
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2797
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2449
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2172
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1908
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2819
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2512
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2515
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2489