Foshan vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	67
😀 Quality of life	70	73
🏙️ Population	9.5M	504K

The cost of living in Foshan is 75% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 7543rd and 933rd ($611 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 854th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Mesa

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	Foshan	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$12523

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913