Foshan vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$4931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
468K

The cost of living in Foshan is 76% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7753rd and 806th ($602 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Raleigh

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Foshan Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$22229

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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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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753