Foshan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$156
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
73
53
🏙️ Population
9.5M
8.78M

The cost of living in Foshan is 17% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7900th and 6882nd ($575 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 102nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 9th vs 50th best cities to live in China, and 1721st vs 6124th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Quanzhou

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Foshan Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$19406

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$742
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
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$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
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$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083