Foshan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$185
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Foshan is 48% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4715th ($602 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2359th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$18424

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$763
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605