Changsha vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$178
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
10M
26.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 10% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 8258th and 8607th ($533 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 11th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 2.2 months in Delhi. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 2707th and 4314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Delhi

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Changsha Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$2174

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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
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338