Foshan vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$156
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
42
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
9.5M
316K

The cost of living in Foshan is 50% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 7900th and 4577th ($575 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 2nd in China and El Salvador, respectively. Check China vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 1721st and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$4597

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$837
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$2614
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$891
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$824
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$856
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$774
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$785
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$1083
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$831
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$857
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$806
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$752
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$738
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$799
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$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
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$735
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$812
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$588
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$589
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$525
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$611
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$584
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$530
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$1112
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$1117
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$1153
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$1093
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$702
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$866
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$915
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$1031
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$1107
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$900
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$902
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$1019
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$630
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$702
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$863
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$854
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$829
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$983
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$857
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$805
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$892
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$595
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$627
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$880
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$738
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$713
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$806
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$882
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$614
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$593
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$676
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$458
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$737
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