Changhua vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$346
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$2014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
221K
594K

The cost of living in Changhua is 15% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 6410th and 5298th ($888 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 243rd 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 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 4187th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Kawaguchi

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Changhua Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$15104

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115