Foshan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$230
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Foshan is 51% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7844th and 4661st ($611 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3253rd and 266th 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
$3.62
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$18442

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$848
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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

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$1108
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$997
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$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
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$882
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$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
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$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
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$1064
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$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
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$661
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$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
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$665
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$465
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$602