Foshan vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2801
🏠 One person rent
$156
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$2379
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
73
81
🏙️ Population
9.5M
824K

The cost of living in Foshan is 48% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 7900th and 4716th ($575 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 70th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 1721st and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$8669

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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$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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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$997
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$995
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$996
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$990
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$988
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1012
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$982
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1015
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$984
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$978
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$986
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1012
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$994
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$957
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$968
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1058
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$956
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$957
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$990
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1284
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$994
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$933
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$966
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$965
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$972
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$945
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1006
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1105
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$956
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$969
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$977