Changhua vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$308
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
97
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
225K
18.7M

The cost of living in Changhua is 5% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6385th and 6548th ($813 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4970th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Guangzhou

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Changhua Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$19.2
🚕 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
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$14511

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650