Changhua vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$308
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
225K
2.6M

The cost of living in Changhua is 31% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6385th and 4534th ($813 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Ranked 14th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 4970th vs 339th 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
$4.44
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$894
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$796
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$770
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$728
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$747
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$897
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$821
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$875
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$814
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1073
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$731
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1181
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$788
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$956
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$967
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$627
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$625
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$644
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$823
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$688
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$664
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$648
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1155
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$603
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$443
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$726
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$601
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$671
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1154
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$682
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$671

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581