Changhua vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1621
$4580
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
67
93
🏙️ Population
225K
2.3M

The cost of living in Changhua is 59% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6149th and 1375th ($914 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1186th 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 2 months in Houston. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4895th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Houston

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Changhua Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.95
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.24%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$23708

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$942
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$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
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$1313
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$854
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$1002
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$1030
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$615
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$634
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$621
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$901
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$707
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$628
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$681
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$628
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1078
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$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
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$666
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$2177
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$2216
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$2260
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$2229
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$2094
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$2155
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$2308
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$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
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$2209
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$2730
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$2067
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$1828
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$1948
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$2129
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$2020
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$1592
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$1900
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$1993
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$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
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$2220
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$2029
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$1975
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$1493
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$2196
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$2416
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$2148
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$2136
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$2222
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$2188
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$2215
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$2221
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$2210
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$2241
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$2075
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