Foshan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$230
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.35M

The cost of living in Foshan is 35% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7844th and 6085th ($611 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 6th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3253rd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Taoyuan

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Foshan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$17081

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$782
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$848
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66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
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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Distance City Cost of living
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$882
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$937
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$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464