Foshan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$234	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	96
😀 Quality of life	72	75
🏙️ Population	9.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7755th and 4918th ($627 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st 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 19th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2991st and 1670th 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	$3.7	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$15990

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720