Foshan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Foshan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$156	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$353	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	73	64
🏙️ Population	9.5M	12.4M

The cost of living in Foshan is 45% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7900th and 5031st ($575 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1721st and 4799th 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	$3.49	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.6	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$87.3	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5068	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23979	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659