Foshan vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$230	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	9.5M	6.21M

The cost of living in Foshan is 40% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7844th and 5559th ($611 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 3253rd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Foshan	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631