Changhua vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Changhua Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$828
$1260
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$3310
🏠 One person rent
$304
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1323
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
65
88
🏙️ Population
235K
2.6M

The cost of living in Changhua is 34% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6107th and 4000th ($828 vs $1260) 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 1.6 months in Changhua compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Ranked 11th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 4430th vs 169th 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
$3.96
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$4.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$900
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.6
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.9%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$14801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2722
$7593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.45
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.07
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.78
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10553
$15081

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Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$970
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$808
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$809
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$705
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$851
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$813
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$938
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$849
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$890
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1076
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$885
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1260
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$1012
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$911
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$935
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$699
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$717
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$783
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$812
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$831
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$744
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$714
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1047
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$713
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$689
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$711
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$1049
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$661
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$686
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$760
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$849
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$732
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$702
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$646
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$686
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1048
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$770
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$678
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$778

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$935
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$849
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$885
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$938
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$813
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$705
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$970
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$828
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$808
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$809
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$851
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$725
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$717
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1012
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$890
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$714
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$783
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$911
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$699
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$686
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$812
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$849
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$831
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$686
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1048
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$713
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$744
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$711
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$678
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$689
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$849
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$650
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$514
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$778
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$661
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$1049