Changsha vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$178
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$838
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
10M
10.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 10% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8258th and 7769th ($533 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 350th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Ranked 19th vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 2707th vs 2370th 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
$3.13
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$16599

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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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611