Foshan vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$2983
🏠 One person rent	$230	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1060
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$750
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.39M

The cost of living in Foshan is 51% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7844th and 4689th ($611 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 14th 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 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 3253rd and 5768th 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	$3.62	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$11768

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102