Changsha vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Changsha Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$214
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$320
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
79
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
10M
6.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 44% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7792nd and 8922nd ($617 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 16th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 3307th and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Changsha vs Chennai

Prices for goods and services in Changsha and Chennai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Changsha Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$1717

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271