Changhua vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$344
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$4489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
70
100
🏙️ Population
220K
5.35M

The cost of living in Changhua is 66% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6404th and 829th ($874 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3879th 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
$4.65
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$22313

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16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132