Foshan vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$208	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	70	59
🏙️ Population	9.5M	24.7K

The cost of living in Foshan is 59% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7543rd and 3454th ($611 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2601st and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Victoria

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	Foshan	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$8298

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Cities near Foshan

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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408