Changhua vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$344
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$4659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
70
96
🏙️ Population
220K
2.3M

The cost of living in Changhua is 61% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6404th and 1367th ($874 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1144th 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 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3879th and 14th 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
$4.65
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$22291

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$687
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$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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$2142
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$2064
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$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
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$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
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$1516
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$2141
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$2475
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$2058
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$2070
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$2168
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$2110
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$2125
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$2151
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$2120
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$2149
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$2066
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$1937
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$2123