Foshan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$208	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	5
😀 Quality of life	70	34
🏙️ Population	9.5M	115K

The cost of living in Foshan is 45% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7543rd and 8915th ($611 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2601st and 7592nd 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	$3.41	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$666

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300