Foshan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$185
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
9.5M
3.03M

The cost of living in Foshan is 35% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6052nd ($602 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2359th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Taichung

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Foshan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$13638

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716