Changsha vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$4189
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	10M	919K

The cost of living in Changsha is 73% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1434th ($592 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1234th 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 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 3381st and 213th 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	$2.78	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$23437

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250