Changsha vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$190	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$652
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	68	57
🏙️ Population	10M	1.46M

The cost of living in Changsha is 43% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7932nd and 5385th ($577 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 15th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 3100th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Guadalajara

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	Changsha	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$5853

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214