Changsha vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$190	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$492
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	68	60
🏙️ Population	10M	1.78M

The cost of living in Changsha is 8% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 7932nd and 7397th ($577 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 19th in China and the Philippines, respectively. Check China vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 3100th and 5168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Davao

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	Changsha	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$7817

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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 Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593