Foshan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$185
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
70
39
🏙️ Population
9.5M
6.56M

The cost of living in Foshan is 2% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7753rd and 7649th ($602 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 262nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ranked 11th vs 266th best cities to live in China, and 2359th vs 7013th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shaoyang

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Foshan Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$10066

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610