Foshan vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Foshan	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1710	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1566
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$3456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	9.5M	633K

The cost of living in Foshan is 69% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 7909th and 2352nd ($589 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 1822nd 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 1.8 months in Memphis. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 2948th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Foshan	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4095	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1740	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21696	$27140

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855