Bangkok vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2497
🏠 One person rent
$425
$328
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$40.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1478
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
89
83
😀 Quality of life
74
61
🏙️ Population
5.68M
225K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 18% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5738th and 6291st ($994 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Changhua ranked 15th in Taiwan, while ranked 1355th and 5006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Changhua

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Bangkok Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$71.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$5699
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$3930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$9.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$14228

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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