Changhua vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changhua	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2382	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$346	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	70	98
🏙️ Population	221K	5.45M

The cost of living in Changhua is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6410th and 348th ($888 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Taiwan and Australia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4187th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Sydney

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	Changhua	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.13	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.1	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.32%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6718	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6962	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.42	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17071	$21946

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Cities near Changhua

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864