Foshan vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	34
😀 Quality of life	70	80
🏙️ Population	9.5M	543K

The cost of living in Foshan is 69% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1962nd ($611 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Tucson

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	Foshan	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262