Foshan vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
140K

The cost of living in Foshan is 79% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7753rd and 204th ($602 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2359th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Reykjavik

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Foshan Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$6167

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$763
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$830
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$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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$2371
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$2602
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$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161