Foshan vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
70
91
🏙️ Population
9.5M
518K

The cost of living in Foshan is 67% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7753rd and 2462nd ($602 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 167th 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 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2359th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Sheffield

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Foshan Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$9922

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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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855