Changsha vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$2442
🏠 One person rent	$222	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$652
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	68	58
🏙️ Population	10M	1.46M

The cost of living in Changsha is 41% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7989th and 5803rd ($582 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 16th 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3254th and 5559th 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	$2.87	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$6136

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153