Foshan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$156
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
9.5M
17.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7900th and 5744th ($575 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Ranked 9th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 1721st vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shenzhen

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Foshan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584