Foshan vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Foshan	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$156	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$353	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$4025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	73	86
🏙️ Population	9.5M	351K

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7900th and 153rd ($575 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 128th 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 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 1721st and 260th 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	$3.49	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$87.3	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5068	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.6	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23979	$19011

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064