Foshan vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.6M

The cost of living in Foshan is 76% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7844th and 742nd ($611 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 3253rd and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Philadelphia

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	Foshan	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801