Canberra vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$796
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	84	68
🏙️ Population	381K	10M

The cost of living in Canberra is 251% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1768th and 7932nd ($2023 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 335th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 388th and 3100th 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	$14.1	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$8619

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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