Changhua vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$365
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1621
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
55
😀 Quality of life
67
62
🏙️ Population
225K
2.11M

The cost of living in Changhua is 96% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6149th and 8825th ($914 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 48th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 4895th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Medan

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Changhua Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.95
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.24%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$10637

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$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
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$666
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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
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$461
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$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
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$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
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$517
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$773
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$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
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$552
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$534