Changhua vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$348
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
81
😀 Quality of life
65
84
🏙️ Population
227K
2.73M

The cost of living in Changhua is 4% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6021st and 5786th ($890 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Ranked 13th vs 5th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 4489th vs 320th 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
$3.9
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$12618

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Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655