Changhua vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$308	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	62	100
🏙️ Population	225K	5.03M

The cost of living in Changhua is 63% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6385th and 1365th ($813 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4970th 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	$4.44	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$19705

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$875
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$814
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1073
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$731
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1181
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$788
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$967
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$625
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$644
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$823
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$688
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$648
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$630
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$649
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$603
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$581
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$451
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$443
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$655
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$569
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$601
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$671
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$682
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$671

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963