Changhua vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$348
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
83
74
😀 Quality of life
65
82
🏙️ Population
227K
1.87M

The cost of living in Changhua is 2% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6021st and 5887th ($890 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 Tainan. Ranked 13th vs 7th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 4489th vs 364th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Tainan

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Changhua Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741