Foshan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$185
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
74
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.87M

The cost of living in Foshan is 28% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6292nd ($602 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 9th 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 Tainan. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2359th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Tainan

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Foshan Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$18526

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$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719