Changhua vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$348
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
52
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
227K
791K

The cost of living in Changhua is 16% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6021st and 4949th ($890 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 172nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 4489th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$15169

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$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942