Foshan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$208	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	70	95
🏙️ Population	9.5M	8.8M

The cost of living in Foshan is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7543rd and 3rd ($611 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs New York City

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	Foshan	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111