Foshan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$208
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
9.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Foshan is 30% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6198th ($611 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 18th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Ranked 13th vs 26th best cities to live in China, and 2601st vs 3351st 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
$3.41
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$17431

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613