Changhua vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Changhua Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$828
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2011
🏠 One person rent
$304
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1323
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
84
23
😀 Quality of life
65
43
🏙️ Population
235K
6.56M

The cost of living in Changhua is 8% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6107th and 6330th ($828 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 46th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changhua compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shaoyang ranked 222nd in China, while ranked 4430th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.9%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2722
$2859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.45
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.07
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.78
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10553
$16203

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$970
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$808
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$809
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$705
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$851
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$813
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$938
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$849
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$890
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1076
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$885
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1260
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$1012
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$911
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$935
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$699
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$717
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$783
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$812
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$831
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$744
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$714
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1047
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$713
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$689
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$711
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$1049
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$661
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$686
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$760
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$849
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$732
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$702
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$646
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$686
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1048
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$770
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$678
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$778

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$682
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$729
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$749
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$673
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$660
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$738
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$705
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$687
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$738
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$781
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$785
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$742
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$680
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$652
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$775
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$718
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$696
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$648
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$745
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$656
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$663
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$743
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$700
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$661
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$672
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$701
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$682
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$673
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$746
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$655
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$704
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$661
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$788
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$679
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$721
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$669
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$639