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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$185	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	70	93
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Foshan is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7753rd and 13th ($602 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 57th 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	$3.6	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146