Foshan vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
86
😀 Quality of life
70
94
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.79M

The cost of living in Foshan is 77% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7753rd and 656th ($602 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2359th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Toronto

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Foshan Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$18156

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$830
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96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
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$1590
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$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
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$660

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$2332
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$2472
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$2618
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$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
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$1975
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$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
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$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
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$2007
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$1814
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$2085