Changsha vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$211
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$847
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
10M
10.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 10% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7795th and 7308th ($622 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 67th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Ranked 18th vs 25th best cities to live in China, and 2894th vs 3241st 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
$2.93
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620