Foshan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Foshan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1710	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$222	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	73	69
🏙️ Population	9.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7909th and 5192nd ($589 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2948th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Sao Paulo

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	Foshan	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4095	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1740	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21696	$15428

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666