Changhua vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$346
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
55
😀 Quality of life
70
48
🏙️ Population
221K
2.11M

The cost of living in Changhua is 93% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6410th and 8850th ($888 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4187th and 6907th 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
$4.75
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$9091

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$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
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$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
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$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
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$903
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$723
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$656
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$696
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$654
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$1067
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$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
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$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
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$1064
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$697
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$661
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$458
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$461
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$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
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$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
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$750
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$564
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$831
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$813
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$981
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$664
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$627
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$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
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$407
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$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
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$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
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$551
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$808
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$891
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$780
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$588
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$572