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Rome vs. Foshan Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 2.2 times more expensive than Foshan.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Rome
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Rome
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 55.7% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.7% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 22.5% more in Rome

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Rome are more expensive than in Foshan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Foshan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Foshan, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Foshan	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$16.08 €15.59	+362.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.65	$10.72 €10.39	+120.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.57	$2.23 €2.17	+358.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.29	$1.12 €1.09	+258.7%
Average			+274.9%

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	Foshan	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 CN¥14.35	$1.78 €1.73	-9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 CN¥46.86	$7.00 €6.79	+9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CN¥55.75	$6.20 €6.01	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 CN¥13.69	$3.76 €3.65	+101.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 CN¥13.71	$4.89 €4.74	+161.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.56	$1.07 €1.04	+19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.39	$0.92 €0.89	+53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥6.08	$0.89 €0.86	+7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.79	$1.09 €1.06	+67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 CN¥3.35	$0.73 €0.71	+59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$0.78 €0.76	+51.5%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Foshan	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CN¥32.75	$7.15 €6.93	+59.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 CN¥81.49	$37.51 €36.38	+237.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	+40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥33.41	$17.15 €16.63	+275.7%
Average			+153.1%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Foshan	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 CN¥100.10	$29.46 €28.57	+115.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	+441.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.59 CN¥882.83	$763.10 €740.04	+532.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.30 CN¥368.20	$167.26 €162.21	+232.6%
Average			+330.5%

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pay 55.7% less for childcare

	Foshan	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	$508.83 €493.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	-55.7%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Foshan	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$5.36 €5.20	+381.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.16	$1.53 €1.48	-51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 CN¥28.01	$6.43 €6.24	+68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.25 CN¥492.35	$58.31 €56.55	-13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.96 CN¥50.93	$10.72 €10.39	+54.0%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

	Foshan	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.41 CN¥317.82	$65.43 €63.46	+50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.97 CN¥212.10	$30.74 €29.81	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.77 CN¥496.15	$77.17 €74.84	+13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.76 CN¥627.83	$102.32 €99.23	+19.3%
Average			+22.5%

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