Foshan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Foshan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$222
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
9.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7909th and 4879th ($589 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th 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 12th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 2948th vs 1383rd among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Foshan vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Foshan vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Foshan and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Foshan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$27624

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753