Foshan vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	70	92
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.3M

The cost of living in Foshan is 73% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1258th ($602 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Foshan	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$22908

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156