Changhua vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$365
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1621
$5599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
67
98
🏙️ Population
225K
8.8M

The cost of living in Changhua is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6149th and 4th ($914 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4895th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.95
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$8.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.24%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$22663

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$868
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$942
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$894
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
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$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
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$666
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$650

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
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$3174