Foshan vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$185	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$5811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	70	94
🏙️ Population	9.5M	690K

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7753rd and 93rd ($602 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 74th 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 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Foshan	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$23453

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948