Foshan vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$3947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	70	89
🏙️ Population	9.5M	577K

The cost of living in Foshan is 71% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1688th ($602 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Milwaukee

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	Foshan	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392