Foshan vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$6846
🏠 One person rent	$230	$2058
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$916
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$4546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	52
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	9.5M	139K

The cost of living in Foshan is 82% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7844th and 86th ($611 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3253rd and 268th 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	$3.62	$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$30361

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409