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

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Changhua San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$365
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1621
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
87
😀 Quality of life
67
93
🏙️ Population
225K
1.01M

The cost of living in Changhua is 77% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6149th and 6th ($914 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4895th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.95
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.24%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$22302

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$868
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$942
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$894
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1313
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$854
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1030
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$615
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$634
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$621
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$901
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$707
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$681
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$628
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1078
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$671
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$697
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$616
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$454
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$700
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$451
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$753
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$669
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$579
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$600
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1079
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$696
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$666
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$650

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254