Austin vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2497
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$40.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$1478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	66	83
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	962K	225K

The cost of living in Austin is 194% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 812th and 6291st ($2473 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 8th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Changhua ranked 15th in Taiwan, while ranked 116th and 5006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Changhua

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	Austin	Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$71.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$5699
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$3930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$6.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$14228

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$931
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$818
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$761
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$698
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$707
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$864
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$828
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$868
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$841
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1060
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$745
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1158
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$801
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1028
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$661
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$666
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$821
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$807
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$706
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$683
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$673
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$713
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$642
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$691
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$776
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$795
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$726
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$643
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$712
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$719
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$702
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$716