Foshan vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	70	91
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.3M

The cost of living in Foshan is 73% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1229th ($611 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1115th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Houston

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	Foshan	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$18964

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182