Changhua vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Changhua Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$308
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
225K
1.33M

The cost of living in Changhua is 32% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6385th and 4495th ($813 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 4970th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Changhua vs Saitama infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Changhua vs Saitama

Prices for goods and services in Changhua and Saitama are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Changhua Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$14676

Cost of living in other countries

ChanghuaSaitama

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125