Foshan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$208	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	70	57
🏙️ Population	9.5M	4.43M

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7543rd and 5539th ($611 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 4th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 2601st and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Johannesburg

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	Foshan	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003