Foshan vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	70	93
🏙️ Population	9.5M	664K

The cost of living in Foshan is 74% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1038th ($611 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 3rd in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 2601st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Rotterdam

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	Foshan	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$10730

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514