Changhua vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$348
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
97
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
227K
18.7M

The cost of living in Changhua is 20% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6021st and 6607th ($890 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 54th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4489th and 955th 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
$3.9
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620