Foshan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$156
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
9.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 52% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7900th and 4461st ($575 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 9th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 1721st vs 558th 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
$3.49
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$28143

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740