Foshan vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$4463
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	9.5M	385K

The cost of living in Foshan is 76% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 7755th and 777th ($627 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 683rd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 2991st and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Foshan	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260