Changhua vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changhua	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1621	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	62
😀 Quality of life	67	88
🏙️ Population	225K	351K

The cost of living in Changhua is 71% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6149th and 122nd ($914 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 90th in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 4895th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Honolulu

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	Changhua	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.24%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7132	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.44	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.4	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18881	$20539

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182