Changsha vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$222
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
68
70
🏙️ Population
10M
9.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 3% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7989th and 7753rd ($582 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 301st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Ranked 19th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 3254th vs 2359th 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
$2.87
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$24357

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40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660