Changhua vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$348
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$6298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
227K
8.8M

The cost of living in Changhua is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6021st and 6th ($890 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 1.6 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 4489th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$8.64
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$17859

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$857
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$746
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$725
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$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028