Changsha vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$729
🏠 One person rent	$202	$98
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$124
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$38.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$131
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	43
😀 Quality of life	72	30
🏙️ Population	10M	2.03M

The cost of living in Changsha is 96% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 7882nd and 9199th ($592 vs $302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 30th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Gujranwala. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 3381st and 8772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Gujranwala

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	Changsha	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$53.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$34.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$95.4
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$60
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	18.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$5.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$2.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$16.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$843

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330