Bangalore vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$219	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$796
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	74	95
😀 Quality of life	68	68
🏙️ Population	12.3M	10M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 8% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8398th and 7932nd ($533 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 335th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 3159th and 3100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Changsha

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	Bangalore	Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$8619

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558