Foshan vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	70	87
🏙️ Population	9.5M	525K

The cost of living in Foshan is 77% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 7753rd and 501st ($602 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 443rd 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 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 281st 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	$3.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$30262

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851