Foshan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$156
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.07M

The cost of living in Foshan is 18% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7900th and 8600th ($575 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 538th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Ranked 9th vs 18th best cities to live in China, and 1721st vs 2673rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shenyang

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Foshan Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$19578

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$742
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$812
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529