Changhua vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$346
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
221K
18.7M

The cost of living in Changhua is 14% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6410th and 6835th ($888 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 4187th and 2285th 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
$4.75
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694