Changhua vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$346
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$1582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
221K
935K

The cost of living in Changhua is 18% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 6410th and 5098th ($888 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 126th 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 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kitakyushu ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 4187th and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Kitakyushu

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Changhua Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$5224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$2206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$33.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$12673

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$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
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914