Foshan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$222
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.33M

The cost of living in Foshan is 43% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7909th and 5298th ($589 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 2948th and 750th 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
$3.18
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$17943

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$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055