Foshan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$234
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.33M

The cost of living in Foshan is 41% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7755th and 5168th ($627 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 148th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 2991st and 1050th 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
$3.7
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$14598

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$785
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096