Changhua vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$344
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
220K
1.33M

The cost of living in Changhua is 17% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6404th and 5168th ($874 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 3879th and 1050th 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
$4.65
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096