Changhua vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$308	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$754
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	95
😀 Quality of life	62	70
🏙️ Population	225K	9.5M

The cost of living in Changhua is 33% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6385th and 7543rd ($813 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 199th 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 Foshan. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4970th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Foshan

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	Changhua	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$18096

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$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

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642