Changhua vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$344
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
220K
7.41M

The cost of living in Changhua is 67% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6404th and 640th ($874 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 3879th and 676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Hong Kong

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Changhua Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$22758

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620