Changsha vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$222
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$868
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
10M
6.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 35% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7989th and 8907th ($582 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 20th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 2 months in Chennai. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 3254th and 4094th 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
$2.87
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$1425

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287