Changhua vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changhua	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$365	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1621	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	94
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	225K	4.04M

The cost of living in Changhua is 19% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6149th and 4867th ($914 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 13th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 4895th vs 387th 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	$4.95	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.24%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7132	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.44	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.4	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18881	$17207

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589