Foshan vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Foshan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$156	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$353	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Foshan is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7900th and 22nd ($575 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 20th 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 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 1721st and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs San Jose, United States

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	Foshan	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.6	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$87.3	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5068	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.6	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23979	$15889

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123