Foshan vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$3990
😷 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 74% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1022nd ($611 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 293rd 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	$3.41	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897