Foshan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$208	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4040
😷 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 80% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7543rd and 129th ($611 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2601st and 11th 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	$3.41	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$27780

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605