Changhua vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$308	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	83	19
😀 Quality of life	62	38
🏙️ Population	225K	7.01M

The cost of living in Changhua is 28% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6385th and 7314th ($813 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 137th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 4970th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Zhumadian

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	Changhua	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$8598

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504