Foshan vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$208	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	70	50
🏙️ Population	9.5M	316K

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 7543rd and 4469th ($611 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 2nd in China and El Salvador, respectively. Check China vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 2601st and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs San Salvador

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	Foshan	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$5642

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701