Foshan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$185
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.33M

The cost of living in Foshan is 31% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6227th ($602 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2359th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$13630

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$763
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$830
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$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
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$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691