Foshan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$3629
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	9.5M	662K

The cost of living in Foshan is 76% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7844th and 822nd ($611 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 2nd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 3253rd and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Vancouver

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	Foshan	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915