Changsha vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$190
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
68
69
🏙️ Population
10M
10.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 12% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7932nd and 7169th ($577 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 97th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ranked 21st vs 16th best cities to live in China, and 3100th vs 2941st 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
$2.72
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$20945

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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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598