Foshan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$234
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
9.5M
452K

The cost of living in Foshan is 84% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7755th and 11th ($627 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 2nd in China and Switzerland, respectively. Check China vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 2991st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Zurich

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Foshan Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$26431

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$785
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$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117