Changsha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$202
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$927
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
72
69
🏙️ Population
10M
9.37M

The cost of living in Changsha is 8% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7469th ($592 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 101st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Ranked 19th vs 35th best cities to live in China, and 3381st vs 4318th 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
$2.78
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$9056

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663