Foshan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	70	91
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.43M

The cost of living in Foshan is 70% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1745th ($611 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1531st 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 San Antonio. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 117th 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	$3.41	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133