Changsha vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2828
🏠 One person rent
$178
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1491
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
95
33
😀 Quality of life
70
60
🏙️ Population
10M
623K

The cost of living in Changsha is 53% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8258th and 4581st ($533 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 17th in China and Greece, respectively. Check China vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 2707th and 5333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.53
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$4341

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647