Changhua vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$344
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
83
67
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
220K
10.5M

The cost of living in Changhua is 26% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6404th and 7308th ($874 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 67th 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 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 3879th and 3241st 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
$4.65
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$25442

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620