Foshan vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$234
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$4362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
468K

The cost of living in Foshan is 72% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7755th and 1363rd ($627 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1143rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 2991st and 219th 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
$3.7
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$24243

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729