Foshan vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Foshan	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1710	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	73	66
🏙️ Population	9.5M	955K

The cost of living in Foshan is 65% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7909th and 3094th ($589 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 10th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 2948th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Tenerife

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	Foshan	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4095	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1740	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21696	$6640

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401