Foshan vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$4485
😷 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 77% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 7844th and 719th ($611 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 625th 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 14th best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 3253rd and 151st 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	$3.62	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$16676

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285