Changsha vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$3083
🏠 One person rent
$202
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1051
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$1100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
95
32
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
10M
623K

The cost of living in Changsha is 55% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4484th ($592 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 9th 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 0.8 months in Crete. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Crete ranked 30th in Greece, while ranked 3381st and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Crete

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Changsha Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$5.16
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$4155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$3011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$5111

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760