Foshan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$156
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.87M

The cost of living in Foshan is 66% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7900th and 2685th ($575 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 4th in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1721st and 230th 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
$3.49
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$9800

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$742
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$812
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$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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$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229