Bangkok vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$2382
🏠 One person rent
$465
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
89
83
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
5.68M
221K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 16% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5467th and 6410th ($1027 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Changhua ranked 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 2647th and 4187th 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
$3.24
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$85.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
2.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$6718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$6962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$17071

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665