Changhua vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$308	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	94
😀 Quality of life	62	86
🏙️ Population	225K	4.04M

The cost of living in Changhua is 24% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6385th and 5000th ($813 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Ranked 14th vs 1st best cities to live in Taiwan, and 4970th vs 302nd 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	$4.44	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$18855

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581