Changhua vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$308	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	54
😀 Quality of life	62	66
🏙️ Population	225K	8.78M

The cost of living in Changhua is 26% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6385th and 7256th ($813 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 118th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 4970th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Quanzhou

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	Changhua	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$20567

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936