Foshan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$230
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
9.5M
14.3M

The cost of living in Foshan is 64% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7844th and 3249th ($611 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 3rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3253rd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Tokyo

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Foshan Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$16728

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$674
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$832
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$939
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$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
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$2674
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$896
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$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
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$807
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$760
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$769
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$943
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$790
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$789
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$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
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$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
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$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
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$1050
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$993
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$1160
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$1144
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$1056
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$979
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$1072
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$1088
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$1116
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$1237
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$1104
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$1089
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$1063
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$1011
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$1399
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$1097
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$1137
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$1073
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$1115
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$1048
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$1107
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$1086
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$1038
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$1040
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$1070
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$1046
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$1013
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$1102
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$1130
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