Foshan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Foshan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1710	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$222	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	9.5M	3.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 82% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7909th and 65th ($589 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 51st 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 2948th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Los Angeles

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	Foshan	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4095	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1740	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21696	$26874

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927