Austin vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2423
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	65	83
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	962K	225K

The cost of living in Austin is 202% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 858th and 6385th ($2455 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 11th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Changhua ranked 14th in Taiwan, while ranked 142nd and 4970th 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	$17.5	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$3.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$17014

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$875
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$814
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1073
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$731
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1181
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$788
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$967
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$625
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$644
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$823
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$688
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$648
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$630
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$649
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$603
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$581
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$451
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$443
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$655
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$569
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$601
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$671
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$682
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$671