Foshan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$230
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
9.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Foshan is 6% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7844th and 7564th ($611 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 107th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 14th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 3253rd vs 2134th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Wuhan

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Foshan Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$8927

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$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$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
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584