Changhua vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$348
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$1871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
58
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
227K
738K

The cost of living in Changhua is 0.5% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 6021st and 6050th ($890 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 832nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 2.1 months in Kumamoto. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kumamoto ranked 325th in Japan, while ranked 4489th and 2098th 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
$3.9
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$8419

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932