Changhua vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$998
🏠 One person rent
$344
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
70
43
🏙️ Population
220K
115K

The cost of living in Changhua is 112% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6404th and 8941st ($874 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3879th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Thimphu

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Changhua Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$600

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$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274