Changhua vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$308	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	225K	8.8M

The cost of living in Changhua is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6385th and 3rd ($813 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4970th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs New York City

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	Changhua	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$21465

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111