Changhua vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$328
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
61
50
🏙️ Population
225K
115K

The cost of living in Changhua is 118% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6291st and 9013th ($841 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5006th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$691

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$931
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$818
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284