Foshan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$230
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
9.5M
115K

The cost of living in Foshan is 48% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7844th and 8957th ($611 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3253rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Thimphu

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Foshan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$633

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$844
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$674
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$1718
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$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
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$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
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$2674
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$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
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$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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$443
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$293
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$307
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$320
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$943
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$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
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$283
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$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
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$278
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$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
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$284
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$298
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$350
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$325
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$412
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$340
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$481
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$355
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$351
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$281
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$285
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$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
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$308
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$284
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$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285