Foshan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$234
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Foshan is 45% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 7755th and 4901st ($627 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 2991st and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Sapporo

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Foshan Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$9894

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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
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061