Canberra vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2497
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$40.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$1478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	30	83
😀 Quality of life	83	61
🏙️ Population	381K	225K

The cost of living in Canberra is 184% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 929th and 6291st ($2393 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Changhua ranked 15th in Taiwan, while ranked 393rd and 5006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Changhua

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	Canberra	Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$71.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$5699
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$3930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$6.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$14228

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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