Foshan vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	70	87
🏙️ Population	9.5M	950K

The cost of living in Foshan is 75% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7753rd and 943rd ($602 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 837th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Foshan	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$10904

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872