Foshan vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$234	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	72	63
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.39M

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7755th and 4703rd ($627 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 15th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 2991st and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Guadalajara

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	Foshan	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$11283

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085