Foshan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$230
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Foshan is 46% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 7844th and 4988th ($611 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 79th 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 Sapporo. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 3253rd and 1640th 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
$3.62
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$10501

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$782
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$848
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$666
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$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070