Canberra vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2345
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$582
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	30	83
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	381K	220K

The cost of living in Canberra is 158% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1373rd and 6404th ($2258 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 13th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Changhua ranked 12th in Taiwan, while ranked 438th and 3879th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/canberra/changhua.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Canberra vs Changhua infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/canberra/changhua" target="_blank">Canberra vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Canberra vs Changhua

Prices for goods and services in Canberra and Changhua are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Canberra	Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$84.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$6888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$5883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$50
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$17992

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$868
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$884
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$687
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$904
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$921
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$889
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$989
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$938
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1123
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$792
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1248
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$844
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$979
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$643
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$673
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$648
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$892
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$679
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$672
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$689
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$640
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$612
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$474
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$717
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$473
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$774
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$682
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$600
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$617
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$687
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$686
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$677
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$684