Cost of living comparison

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Foshan vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Foshan is 16.7% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% less in Foshan
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Foshan
Transportation: pay 52.4% less in Foshan
Housing: pay 72.3% less in Foshan
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Foshan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Foshan
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Foshan

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

Foshan vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.8% less for restaurants

	Rome	Foshan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$3.48 CN¥25.47	-78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$4.87 CN¥35.65	-54.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.17	$0.49 CN¥3.57	-78.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$0.31 CN¥2.29	-72.1%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Rome	Foshan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$1.96 CN¥14.35	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.79	$6.40 CN¥46.86	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.01	$7.62 CN¥55.75	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.65	$1.87 CN¥13.69	-50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$1.87 CN¥13.71	-61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$0.90 CN¥6.56	-16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.89	$0.60 CN¥4.39	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$0.83 CN¥6.08	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$0.65 CN¥4.79	-40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.46 CN¥3.35	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.52 CN¥3.79	-34.0%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 52.4% less for transportation

	Rome	Foshan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.93	$4.47 CN¥32.75	-37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.38	$11.13 CN¥81.49	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.63	$4.56 CN¥33.41	-73.4%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 72.3% less for housing

	Rome	Foshan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.57	$13.67 CN¥100.10	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €740.04	$120.59 CN¥882.83	-84.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.21	$50.30 CN¥368.20	-69.9%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Rome	Foshan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €493.46	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	+125.5%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Foshan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-79.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.48	$3.16 CN¥23.16	+107.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$3.83 CN¥28.01	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.55	$67.25 CN¥492.35	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$6.96 CN¥50.93	-35.1%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Rome	Foshan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.46	$43.41 CN¥317.82	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.81	$28.97 CN¥212.10	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €74.84	$67.77 CN¥496.15	-12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.23	$85.76 CN¥627.83	-16.2%
Average			-16.9%

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