Foshan vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$230	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$7771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	25
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	9.5M	41K

The cost of living in Foshan is 84% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7844th and 17th ($611 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1st in China and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check China vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 3253rd and 724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs George Town

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	Foshan	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$25268

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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

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664