Foshan vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$185
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
42
😀 Quality of life
70
51
🏙️ Population
9.5M
316K

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4621st ($602 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 3rd in China and El Salvador, respectively. Check China vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 2359th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs San Salvador

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Foshan San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$4693

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$839
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$958
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$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
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$2753
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$895
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$801
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$819
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$852
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$783
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$780
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$1014
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$774
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$774
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$794
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$746
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$726
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$795
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$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
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$813
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$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
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$538
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$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
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$618
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$611
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$671
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$1161
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$1173
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$1202
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$1145
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$709
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$882
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$1455
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$1088
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$1081
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$904
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$900
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$1005
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$639
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$715
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$829
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$866
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$912
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$1038
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$870
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$791
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$883
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$599
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$638
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$870
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$734
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$720
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$777
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$872
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$639
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$593
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$650
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$457
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$646
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$774
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$550
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