Changsha vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$190
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$769
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
10M
26.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 13% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 7932nd and 8558th ($577 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 7th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 3100th and 5071st 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
$2.72
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$2.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$1949

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340