Foshan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$230
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$2197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.75M

The cost of living in Foshan is 71% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7844th and 1819th ($611 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3253rd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Rome

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Foshan Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$12431

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$848
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$795
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$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
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$664

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$1200
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$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
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$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
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$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
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$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
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$1615
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$1450
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$1312
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$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
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$1718
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$1358