Foshan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$234
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
72
76
🏙️ Population
9.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 45% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7755th and 4880th ($627 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ranked 19th vs 5th best cities to live in China, and 2991st vs 1178th 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
$3.7
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$27610

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789