Changhua vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$328
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
61
97
🏙️ Population
225K
8.8M

The cost of living in Changhua is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6291st and 5th ($841 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5006th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.8
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$20585

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$698
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$864
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$828
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$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
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$702
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$716

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
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$3108