Foshan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$185
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
9.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Foshan is 41% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5553rd ($602 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 9th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Ranked 11th vs 27th best cities to live in China, and 2359th vs 3798th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Suzhou

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Foshan Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$26560

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645