Changhua vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$346
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
83
67
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
221K
10.5M

The cost of living in Changhua is 33% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6410th and 7469th ($888 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 89th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 4187th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Dongguan

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Changhua Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$22205

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$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608