Foshan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$185
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.04M

The cost of living in Foshan is 43% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5212th ($602 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2359th and 279th 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
$3.6
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.85
🥤 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
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$13786

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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 Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605