Changsha vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$178
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1117
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
10M
18.7M

The cost of living in Changsha is 28% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8258th and 6607th ($533 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 54th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 19th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 2707th vs 955th 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
$3.13
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620