Changhua vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changhua	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$841	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2497	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.8	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1478	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	61	99
🏙️ Population	225K	4.84M

The cost of living in Changhua is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6291st and 312th ($841 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5006th and 4th 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	$3.91	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5699	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3930	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.41	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.68	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$344	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14228	$18951

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Cities near Changhua

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754