Changhua vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$308
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$4390
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
225K
2.3M

The cost of living in Changhua is 64% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6385th and 1229th ($813 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 4970th and 97th 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
$4.44
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$18964

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$644
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$688
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$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
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$603
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$581
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$451
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$681
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$443
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$726
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$655
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$569
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$601
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$1154
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