Changsha vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$190	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$597
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$680
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	68	64
🏙️ Population	10M	1.2M

The cost of living in Changsha is 17% less expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6939th ($577 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 19th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1 months in Chiang Mai. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 3100th and 4535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Chiang Mai

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	Changsha	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$14196

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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

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579