Changhua vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$344
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
220K
18.7M

The cost of living in Changhua is 11% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6404th and 6854th ($874 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3879th and 1149th 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
$4.65
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$19408

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16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$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
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711