Foshan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$185	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	70	94
🏙️ Population	9.5M	3.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7753rd and 72nd ($602 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 47th 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	$3.6	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$28613

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754