Foshan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$230	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	9.5M	693K

The cost of living in Foshan is 58% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7844th and 4152nd ($611 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 64th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 3253rd and 683rd 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	$3.62	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671