Changhua vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$348
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
84
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
227K
3.03M

The cost of living in Changhua is 10% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6021st and 5356th ($890 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Ranked 13th vs 6th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 4489th vs 343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Taichung

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Changhua Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$13893

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Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721