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

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Changhua San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$348
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
87
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
227K
1.01M

The cost of living in Changhua is 75% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6021st and 22nd ($890 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 20th 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 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 4489th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$15889

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$917
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$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
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$719
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$721

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3272
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$3301
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$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
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$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
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$3163
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$2929
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$3147
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$3358
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$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123