Foshan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$208	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	70	65
🏙️ Population	9.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 37% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7543rd and 5654th ($611 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2601st and 4281st 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	$3.41	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611