Foshan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$230
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
9.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 46% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7844th and 4971st ($611 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 14th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 3253rd vs 1655th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shanghai

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Foshan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$27781

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$782
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$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$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
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$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765