Changhua vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Changhua	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$890	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2581	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$348	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$851	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.5	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1482	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	7
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	227K	133K

The cost of living in Changhua is 31% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6021st and 4218th ($890 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Taiwan and Maldives, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 0.8 months in Male. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4489th and 4858th 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	$3.9	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4956	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3846	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.23	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.8	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.47	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13228	$3438

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Cities near Changhua

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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339