Foshan vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	9.5M	468K

The cost of living in Foshan is 74% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7543rd and 972nd ($611 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 892nd 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 Raleigh. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Raleigh

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	Foshan	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682