Changhua vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$328
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
61
86
🏙️ Population
225K
2.6M

The cost of living in Changhua is 27% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6291st and 4715th ($841 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 Taipei. Ranked 15th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 5006th vs 311th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Taipei

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Changhua Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605