Foshan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$3743
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
73
98
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.84M

The cost of living in Foshan is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7900th and 318th ($575 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1721st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Sydney

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Foshan Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$17934

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816