Foshan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$234
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.04M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7755th and 4931st ($627 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2991st and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs New Taipei

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Foshan New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$21429

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$785
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612