Austin vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	962K	9.5M

The cost of living in Austin is 311% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 812th and 7753rd ($2473 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 301st 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 116th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$24357

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660