Changsha vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$202
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$914
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
10M
32.1M

The cost of living in Changsha is 6% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8185th ($592 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 322nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Chongqing. Ranked 19th vs 7th best cities to live in China, and 3381st vs 2237th 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
$2.78
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$23821

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537