Foshan vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	68
😀 Quality of life	70	89
🏙️ Population	9.5M	385K

The cost of living in Foshan is 76% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 7543rd and 718th ($611 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 664th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Tampa

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	Foshan	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265