Foshan vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$230	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$6170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	9.5M	690K

The cost of living in Foshan is 82% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7844th and 92nd ($611 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 62nd 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 1.9 months in Washington. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 3253rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Washington

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	Foshan	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$24788

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003