Foshan vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$3809
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	9.5M	577K

The cost of living in Foshan is 71% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7844th and 1833rd ($611 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1456th 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 Milwaukee. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 3253rd and 260th 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	$3.62	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$24369

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415