Changhua vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$328
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$4672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
61
92
🏙️ Population
225K
2.3M

The cost of living in Changhua is 63% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6291st and 1258th ($841 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5006th and 82nd 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
$3.91
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$5.52
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$22908

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$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
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$1158
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$801
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$932
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$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
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$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
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$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
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$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
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$702
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$716

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$2101
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$2080
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$2143
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$2089
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$2164
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$2093
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$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
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$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
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$2151
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$2692
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$1971
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$1798
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$1844
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$2063
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$2129
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$1653
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$1764
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$1890
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$1865
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$1838
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$2231
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$2004
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$1960
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$1468
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$2211
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$2473
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$2145
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$2186
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$2194
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$2226
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$2232
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$2177
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$2075
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