Changhua vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$308
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
62
34
🏙️ Population
225K
115K

The cost of living in Changhua is 93% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6385th and 8915th ($813 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Taiwan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4970th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$666

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300