Changsha vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$202
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$792
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
10M
18.7M

The cost of living in Changsha is 22% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6838th ($592 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 36th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 19th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 3381st vs 2100th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Guangzhou

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Changsha Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677