Changhua vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Changhua Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$828
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$304
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1323
$1640
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
235K
17.5M

The cost of living in Changhua is 23% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6107th and 4544th ($828 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4430th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.9%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2722
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.45
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.07
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.78
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10553
$25954

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$970
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2380
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$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749