Foshan vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$230
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
80
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.72M

The cost of living in Foshan is 39% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7844th and 5666th ($611 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 3rd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3253rd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kaohsiung

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Foshan Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$11481

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$782
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610