Changhua vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$348
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
227K
24.9M

The cost of living in Changhua is 25% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6021st and 4461st ($890 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4489th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Shanghai

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Changhua Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$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
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740