Changhua vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$328
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
61
69
🏙️ Population
225K
10.5M

The cost of living in Changhua is 24% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6291st and 7055th ($841 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5006th and 3115th 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
$3.91
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.8
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$21927

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$931
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$818
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623