Changhua vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$308
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$3804
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
62
88
🏙️ Population
225K
7.41M

The cost of living in Changhua is 70% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6385th and 427th ($813 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4970th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$22706

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$731
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$1181
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$788
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$956
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$967
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$627
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$625
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$644
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$823
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$688
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$664
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$648
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$1155
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$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
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$603
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$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
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$443
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$726
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$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
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$601
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$671
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$682
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$2432
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$916
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$653
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$1588
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$461
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$656
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$601
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$804
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$774
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$936
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$611
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$812
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$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
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$823
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$877
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$569
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$443
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$818
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$581
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$451
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$655
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$803
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$755
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$756
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$761
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$758
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$761
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$764
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$724
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$771
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$649
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$664
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$688
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$702
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