Changsha vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$214
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$780
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
10M
9.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 1% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7792nd and 7844th ($617 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 183rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Ranked 16th vs 14th best cities to live in China, and 3307th vs 3253rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Foshan

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Changsha Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664