Foshan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$234
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.43M

The cost of living in Foshan is 50% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7755th and 4646th ($627 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2991st and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Taipei

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Foshan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$16947

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$785
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$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612