Foshan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$156
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
73
36
🏙️ Population
9.5M
79.2K

The cost of living in Foshan is 27% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7900th and 8761st ($575 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 1721st and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$701

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$742
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$812
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$481
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$589
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$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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$476
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$343
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$325
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$337
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$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
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$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
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$342
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$455
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$355
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$456
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$387
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$446
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$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
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$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288