Foshan vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$234
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$6618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
80
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
9.5M
737K

The cost of living in Foshan is 80% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7755th and 126th ($627 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 94th 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 2991st and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Seattle

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Foshan Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$30033

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$785
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$873
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$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098