Foshan vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$234	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	9.5M	690K

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7755th and 74th ($627 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 2991st and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Foshan	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$24903

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088