Changhua vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changhua	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2382	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$346	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	81
😀 Quality of life	70	91
🏙️ Population	221K	1.43M

The cost of living in Changhua is 57% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6410th and 1874th ($888 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 4187th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs San Antonio

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	Changhua	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.13	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.1	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.32%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6718	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6962	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.42	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17071	$17470

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150