Foshan vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$234	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$4111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	58
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	9.5M	351K

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7755th and 79th ($627 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 59th 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 2991st and 433rd 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	$3.7	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$26966

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194