Canberra vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1669
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	30	90
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	381K	10M

The cost of living in Canberra is 263% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1373rd and 7795th ($2258 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 196th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Changsha. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 438th and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Changsha

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	Canberra	Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$82
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$9728

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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