Changhua vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$365
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1621
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
67
42
🏙️ Population
225K
115K

The cost of living in Changhua is 118% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6149th and 8940th ($914 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4895th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.95
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.24%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$653

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$1006
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$894
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$894
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$695
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$914
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$993
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$868
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$942
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$894
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1313
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$854
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1030
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$615
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$634
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$621
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$901
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$707
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$681
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$628
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1078
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$671
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$697
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$616
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$454
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$700
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$451
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$753
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$669
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$579
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$600
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1079
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$696
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$666
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289