Foshan vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
9.5M
737K

The cost of living in Foshan is 79% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7753rd and 206th ($602 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 168th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$28179

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263