Atlanta vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$793
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
499K
10M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 337% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 714th and 7989th ($2540 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 378th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 140th and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Changsha

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Atlanta Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$5672

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$2337
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$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575