Changhua vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changhua	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$365	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1621	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	7
😀 Quality of life	67	66
🏙️ Population	225K	133K

The cost of living in Changhua is 31% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6149th and 4439th ($914 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Taiwan and Maldives, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.7 months in Male. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4895th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Male

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	Changhua	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.24%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7132	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.44	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.4	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18881	$3575

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327