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Foshan vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Foshan is 27.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Foshan
Groceries: pay 52.5% more in Foshan
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Foshan
Housing: pay 5.8% less in Foshan
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Foshan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.8% more in Foshan
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in Foshan

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Foshan are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Foshan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Foshan.

Foshan vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Foshan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH303.94	$3.48 CN¥25.47	-51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.28	$4.87 CN¥35.65	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.10	$0.49 CN¥3.57	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.99	$0.31 CN¥2.29	-22.5%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 52.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Foshan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.86	$1.96 CN¥14.35	+158.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH182.56	$6.40 CN¥46.86	+47.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH169.40	$7.62 CN¥55.75	+89.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.99	$1.87 CN¥13.69	+19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.93	$1.87 CN¥13.71	-2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.19	$0.90 CN¥6.56	+165.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.55	$0.60 CN¥4.39	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.10	$0.83 CN¥6.08	+16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.10	$0.65 CN¥4.79	-27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.14	$0.46 CN¥3.35	+58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.01	$0.52 CN¥3.79	+67.5%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Kiev	Foshan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH216.46	$4.47 CN¥32.75	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH395.12	$11.13 CN¥81.49	+18.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,285,151.00	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	-37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH188.44	$4.56 CN¥33.41	+1.9%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Kiev	Foshan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH242.23	$13.67 CN¥100.10	+137.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,511.01	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,771.37	$120.59 CN¥882.83	-65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,134.33	$50.30 CN¥368.20	-32.5%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Kiev	Foshan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,727.58	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	+36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH310,190.57	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	+220.9%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Foshan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.66	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.15	$3.16 CN¥23.16	+117.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH100.30	$3.83 CN¥28.01	+60.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,092.35	$67.25 CN¥492.35	+159.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH202.63	$6.96 CN¥50.93	+44.5%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Foshan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,811.24	$43.41 CN¥317.82	-35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,582.97	$28.97 CN¥212.10	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,830.40	$67.77 CN¥496.15	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,797.48	$85.76 CN¥627.83	-5.0%
Average			-22.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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