Changhua vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$346
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
221K
1.33M

The cost of living in Changhua is 17% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6410th and 5151st ($888 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 4187th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Saitama

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Changhua Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$15321

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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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102