Foshan vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$6290
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1972
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$3201
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$683
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$5248
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	9.5M	138K

The cost of living in Foshan is 78% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 7755th and 290th ($627 vs $2916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1st in China and Luxembourg, respectively. Check China vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 2991st and 392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Luxembourg City

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	Foshan	Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1917
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$3336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$2729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$192
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$13003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$8731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$69.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$33.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$16458

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686