Changsha vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$4394
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1817
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$3249
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	68	86
🏙️ Population	10M	373K

The cost of living in Changsha is 70% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 7932nd and 2110th ($577 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1771st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Cleveland

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	Changsha	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$18828

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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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860