Changhua vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$344
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
55
😀 Quality of life
70
47
🏙️ Population
220K
2.11M

The cost of living in Changhua is 93% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6404th and 8852nd ($874 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 44th 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 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 3879th and 6943rd 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
$4.65
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$7769

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$687
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$904
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$921
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$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
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$449
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$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
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$576
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$550