Foshan vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$8717
🏠 One person rent	$185	$2600
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$4501
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$806
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$7795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	70	97
🏙️ Population	9.5M	874K

The cost of living in Foshan is 84% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 7753rd and 9th ($602 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs San Francisco

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	Foshan	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$31050

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610