Foshan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$4089
😷 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 7844th and 1874th ($611 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1483rd 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 14th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 3253rd and 170th 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	$3.62	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$17470

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150