Foshan vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	70	87
🏙️ Population	9.5M	351K

The cost of living in Foshan is 80% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7753rd and 133rd ($602 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 103rd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Honolulu

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	Foshan	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$31596

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085