Foshan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$185
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
9.5M
115K

The cost of living in Foshan is 56% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7753rd and 9013th ($602 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2359th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$691

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$763
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$830
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$806
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$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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$455
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$314
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$298
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$293
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$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
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$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
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$443
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$350
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$428
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$380
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$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
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$311
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$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284