Changhua vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$308
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$4432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
225K
1.61M

The cost of living in Changhua is 66% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6385th and 955th ($813 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 4970th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Phoenix

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Changhua Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$12281

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$821
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$875
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$814
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1073
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$731
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1181
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$788
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$956
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$967
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$627
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$625
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$644
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$823
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$688
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$664
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$648
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1155
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$603
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$443
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$726
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$601
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$671
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1154
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$682
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$671

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$1979
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$2524
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$2342
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$2423
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$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
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$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
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$2037
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$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
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$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
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$788
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$2729
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$913
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$2724