Changhua vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$6655
🏠 One person rent
$308
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$2946
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$4876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
225K
2.75M

The cost of living in Changhua is 70% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6385th and 529th ($813 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 483rd in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 4970th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Chicago

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Changhua Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$24502

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$894
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$796
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$770
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$728
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$747
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$897
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$821
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$875
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$814
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1073
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$731
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1181
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$788
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$956
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$967
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$627
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$625
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$644
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$823
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$688
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$664
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$648
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1155
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$603
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$443
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$726
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$601
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$671
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1154
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$682
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$671

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11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
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$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371