Foshan vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	70	86
🏙️ Population	9.5M	525K

The cost of living in Foshan is 78% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 7543rd and 313th ($611 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Sacramento

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	Foshan	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045