Changhua vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$328
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
81
😀 Quality of life
61
83
🏙️ Population
225K
2.73M

The cost of living in Changhua is 10% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6291st and 6046th ($841 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Ranked 15th vs 5th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 5006th vs 389th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Kaohsiung

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Changhua Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$12438

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Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$931
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$818
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$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
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643