Canberra vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$851
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$386
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$1482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	30	83
😀 Quality of life	82	65
🏙️ Population	381K	227K

The cost of living in Canberra is 192% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 522nd and 6021st ($2604 vs $890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Changhua. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 367th and 4489th 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	$32.8	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$71.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$4956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$3846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$3.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$6.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$13228

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

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