Austin vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	93
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	962K	9.5M

The cost of living in Austin is 300% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 985th and 7844th ($2444 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 183rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 217th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Foshan

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	Austin	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$22493

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664