Changhua vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$346
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
54
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
221K
791K

The cost of living in Changhua is 13% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6410th and 5487th ($888 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 361st in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 4187th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Niigata

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Changhua Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$16483

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$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032