Foshan vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	9.5M	430K

The cost of living in Foshan is 73% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1228th ($602 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 234th 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	$3.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640