Changhua vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$346
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
221K
4.05M

The cost of living in Changhua is 20% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6410th and 5023rd ($888 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Ranked 11th vs 1st best cities to live in Taiwan, and 4187th vs 252nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs New Taipei

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Changhua New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.68
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$18576

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Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602