Changhua vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$346
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
70
45
🏙️ Population
221K
115K

The cost of living in Changhua is 115% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6410th and 8957th ($888 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4187th and 7238th 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
$4.75
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$633

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16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285