Changhua vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$346
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
83
29
😀 Quality of life
70
51
🏙️ Population
221K
846K

The cost of living in Changhua is 116% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6410th and 8958th ($888 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Taiwan and Nepal, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4187th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Kathmandu

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Changhua Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$3536

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$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
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$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360