Foshan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$185
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.33M

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5386th ($602 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 468th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 2359th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Saitama

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Foshan Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$12701

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$763
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$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
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$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075