Changhua vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$346
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
221K
2.44M

The cost of living in Changhua is 29% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6410th and 4661st ($888 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Ranked 11th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 4187th vs 266th 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
$4.75
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$18442

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Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602