Foshan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$208	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	70	59
🏙️ Population	9.5M	687K

The cost of living in Foshan is 45% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7543rd and 4828th ($611 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 120th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 2601st and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Zaragoza

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	Foshan	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387