Changsha vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$222
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$890
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
10M
32.1M

The cost of living in Changsha is 12% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 7989th and 7185th ($582 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 146th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Ranked 19th vs 8th best cities to live in China, and 3254th vs 1966th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Chongqing

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Changsha Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$27717

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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
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556