Foshan vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$4933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
9.5M
467K

The cost of living in Foshan is 78% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 7753rd and 464th ($602 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Long Beach

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Foshan Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.81
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$21877

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$763
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
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$2629
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$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614