Changhua vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$348
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
65
98
🏙️ Population
227K
4.53M

The cost of living in Changhua is 62% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6021st and 933rd ($890 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Taiwan and Australia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4489th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Melbourne

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Changhua Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$18868

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$857
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$746
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$725
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$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

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$1702
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$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
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$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
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$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
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$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
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$1903
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$2741
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$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
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$1354
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$1481