Foshan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$208
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$4771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
9.5M
3.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7543rd and 80th ($611 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$28838

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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

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8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919