Foshan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.43M

The cost of living in Foshan is 70% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7755th and 1833rd ($627 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 2991st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs San Antonio

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	Foshan	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$19123

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093