Foshan vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	56
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	9.5M	950K

The cost of living in Foshan is 73% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7844th and 1439th ($611 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 3253rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Jacksonville

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	Foshan	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$11934

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860