Changhua vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$328
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
61
100
🏙️ Population
225K
5.03M

The cost of living in Changhua is 65% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6291st and 923rd ($841 vs $2397) 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 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5006th and 1st 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
$3.91
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.8
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$21306

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$931
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$818
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$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
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$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
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$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
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$2801
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$2286
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$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
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$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
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$1913