Foshan vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	84
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	9.5M	430K

The cost of living in Foshan is 74% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1145th ($611 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Minneapolis

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	Foshan	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682