Foshan vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$156
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
518K

The cost of living in Foshan is 66% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7900th and 2627th ($575 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 177th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1721st and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$5.69
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$9409

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751