Changhua vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$344
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
87
😀 Quality of life
70
91
🏙️ Population
220K
1.01M

The cost of living in Changhua is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6404th and 8th ($874 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3879th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs San Jose, United States

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Changhua San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$23151

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$942
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$868
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$884
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$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
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$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
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273