Changhua vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$348
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
227K
7.41M

The cost of living in Changhua is 66% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6021st and 503rd ($890 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4489th and 168th 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
$3.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$20363

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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611