Changhua vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$346
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
221K
24.9M

The cost of living in Changhua is 21% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6410th and 4971st ($888 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4187th and 1655th 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
$4.75
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765