Changsha vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$202
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$752
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
10M
10.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 11% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7341st ($592 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 78th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ranked 19th vs 20th best cities to live in China, and 3381st vs 3389th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Dongguan

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Changsha Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$21416

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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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598