Bangkok vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$405
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$851
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
89
83
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
5.68M
227K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 1% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5960th and 6021st ($902 vs $890) 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 1.7 months in Changhua. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 1087th and 4489th 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
$2.64
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$71.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$4956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$3846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$13228

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721