Foshan vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	64
😀 Quality of life	70	86
🏙️ Population	9.5M	508K

The cost of living in Foshan is 71% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1532nd ($611 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kansas

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	Foshan	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$28999

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846