Foshan vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$3968
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	9.5M	384K

The cost of living in Foshan is 72% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1420th ($602 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1234th 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 1.8 months in New Orleans. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs New Orleans

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	Foshan	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$10192

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985