Changsha vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$4438
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	10M	919K

The cost of living in Changsha is 72% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 7795th and 1371st ($622 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1148th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 2894th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Fort Worth

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	Changsha	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$25420

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Cities near Changsha

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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205