Changhua vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$2900
🏠 One person rent
$308
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$1081
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$2064
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
225K
594K

The cost of living in Changhua is 25% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 6385th and 4951st ($813 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 211th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 4970th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$14573

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$796
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$728
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$897
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$821
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$875
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$814
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1073
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$731
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1181
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$788
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$956
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$967
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$627
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$625
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$644
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$823
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$688
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$664
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$648
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1155
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$603
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$443
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$726
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$601
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$671
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1154
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$682
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1041
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$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1088
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1164
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1101
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$1150
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1080
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
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$1099
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$1114
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1079
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$1124