Changhua vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$344
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
220K
1.85M

The cost of living in Changhua is 7% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6404th and 6014th ($874 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 7th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Ranked 12th vs 10th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 3879th vs 2806th 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
$4.65
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$5481

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Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686