Changsha vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$211
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
79
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
10M
6.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 52% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7795th and 8947th ($622 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 15th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 2894th and 5131st 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
$2.93
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$1792

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259