Foshan vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$208	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$6732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	70	78
🏙️ Population	9.5M	41K

The cost of living in Foshan is 84% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7543rd and 11th ($611 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in George Town. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 2601st and 685th 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	$3.41	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$24513

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561