Atlanta vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$1086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
499K
10M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 323% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 688th and 7795th ($2628 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 196th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Changsha. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 199th and 2894th 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
$23.3
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$9728

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554