Changsha vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$202
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
10M
6.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 35% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8898th ($592 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 17th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 3381st and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Chennai

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Changsha Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$1729

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286