Foshan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$185	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	70	63
🏙️ Population	9.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 40% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5616th ($602 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 2359th and 4573rd 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	$3.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629