Changhua vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$328
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
61
79
🏙️ Population
225K
24.9M

The cost of living in Changhua is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6291st and 4780th ($841 vs $1136) 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 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5006th and 571st 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
$3.91
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.8
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$931
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$818
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774