Foshan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$156
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.29M

The cost of living in Foshan is 33% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7900th and 6163rd ($575 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 10th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 1721st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$13937

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$812
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66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
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67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$917
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$860
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$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716