Changhua vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$346
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$1610
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
59
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
221K
738K

The cost of living in Changhua is 7% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 6410th and 5985th ($888 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 651st 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 1.7 months in Kumamoto. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 4187th and 1814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Kumamoto

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Changhua Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$12557

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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

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909