Changsha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$178
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$933
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
10M
9.37M

The cost of living in Changsha is 25% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8258th and 6756th ($533 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 82nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 19th vs 28th best cities to live in China, and 2707th vs 3921st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Hefei

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Changsha Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$8280

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696