Foshan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$185	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	70	97
🏙️ Population	9.5M	5.87M

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7753rd and 81st ($602 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2359th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Singapore City

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	Foshan	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$28407

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637