Atlanta vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$1009
😷 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 324% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 699th and 7792nd ($2617 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 167th 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 months in Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Changsha. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 231st and 3307th 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
$20.9
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$8507

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562