El Paso vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	34	93
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	679K	9.5M

The cost of living in El Paso is 199% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2753rd and 7844th ($1828 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 472nd and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Foshan

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	El Paso	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$22493

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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