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Foshan vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Foshan is 52.3% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 60.3% less in Foshan
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in Foshan
Transportation: pay 67.7% less in Foshan
Housing: pay 76.7% less in Foshan
Childcare: pay 35.4% less in Foshan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.1% less in Foshan
Clothing: pay 30.6% less in Foshan

Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Foshan.

Foshan vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.3% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Foshan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.92	$3.48 CN¥25.47	-65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.31	$4.87 CN¥35.65	-35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.08	$0.49 CN¥3.57	-68.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.53	$0.31 CN¥2.29	-72.0%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	Singapore	Foshan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.89	$1.96 CN¥14.35	-6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.53	$6.40 CN¥46.86	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD14.23	$7.62 CN¥55.75	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.52	$1.87 CN¥13.69	-43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.16	$1.87 CN¥13.71	-58.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$0.90 CN¥6.56	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.86	$0.60 CN¥4.39	-55.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$0.83 CN¥6.08	-53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.73	$0.65 CN¥4.79	-48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.40	$0.46 CN¥3.35	-55.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.42	$0.52 CN¥3.79	-50.1%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 67.7% less for transportation

	Singapore	Foshan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD11.21	$4.47 CN¥32.75	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD123.71	$11.13 CN¥81.49	-87.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD185,559.05	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	-85.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.99	$4.56 CN¥33.41	-51.9%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 76.7% less for housing

	Singapore	Foshan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD49.54	$13.67 CN¥100.10	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,761.08	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	-92.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,724.82	$120.59 CN¥882.83	-93.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD166.38	$50.30 CN¥368.20	-58.6%
Average			-76.7%

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pay 35.4% less for childcare

	Singapore	Foshan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,630.07	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	-57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD37,501.00	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	-13.6%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Foshan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.23	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-83.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.45	$3.16 CN¥23.16	-32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD17.32	$3.83 CN¥28.01	-69.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD144.13	$67.25 CN¥492.35	-36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.46	$6.96 CN¥50.93	-38.4%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 30.6% less for clothing

	Singapore	Foshan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD90.86	$43.41 CN¥317.82	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD60.78	$28.97 CN¥212.10	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD132.50	$67.77 CN¥496.15	-29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD152.93	$85.76 CN¥627.83	-23.2%
Average			-30.6%

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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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