Changsha vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$4094
🏠 One person rent	$190	$948
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1630
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$2961
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	10M	1.01M

The cost of living in Changsha is 67% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 7932nd and 2475th ($577 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 84th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3100th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Edmonton

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	Changsha	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$7826

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Cities near Changsha

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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009