Foshan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Foshan Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$3145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1661
$7041
🏠 One person rent
$242
$2011
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$3361
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$673
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.2
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$965
$5908
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
9.5M
3.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7482nd and 45th ($605 vs $3145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 288th and 35th 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 1.6 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Los Angeles. Foshan ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5368th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$2239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$3852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$2934
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.31%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4842
$9271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2245
$6455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.95
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$1518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21121
$22901

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$760
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$692
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$576
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$726
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$766
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$797
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$657
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1601
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$798
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1043
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2411
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2720
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$811
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$866
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$788
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$819
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$773
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$771
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1073
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$562
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$495
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$664
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$811
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$928
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$847
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$957
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$565
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$644
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$831
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$808
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$989
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$521
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$592
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$581
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$626
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$607
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2526
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2521
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2555
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2521
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2473
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2739
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2657
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2491
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2761
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2467
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3165
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2501
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2483
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3511
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2547
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2509
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2552
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2606
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2959
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2489
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2816
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2404
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2518
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2827
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2447
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2572
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2541
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2492
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2474
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2513
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2544
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2451
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2514
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2491
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2489
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3333
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2506
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2593