Changsha vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$4018
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	10M	906K

The cost of living in Changsha is 73% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7932nd and 1476th ($577 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Columbus

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	Changsha	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858