Foshan vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Foshan Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$4344
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1037
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1681
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$513
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$4085
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
633K

The cost of living in Foshan is 67% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 7900th and 2436th ($575 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1929th 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 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 2.3 months in Memphis. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 1721st and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Foshan vs Memphis infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Foshan vs Memphis

Prices for goods and services in Foshan and Memphis are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Foshan Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$4.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$27049

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300