Changhua vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changhua	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$365	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1621	$321
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	78
😀 Quality of life	67	65
🏙️ Population	225K	6.6M

The cost of living in Changhua is 109% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6149th and 8898th ($914 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th in Taiwan and India, respectively. Check Taiwan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 4895th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Chennai

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	Changhua	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.24%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7132	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.44	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.4	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18881	$1729

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286