Foshan vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$2696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
9.5M
568K

The cost of living in Foshan is 75% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 7753rd and 890th ($602 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 10th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2359th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$12698

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$763
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$830
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$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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$2589
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$2553
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$2330
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$1983
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$2243
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$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
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$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
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$2655