Changsha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$190
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$991
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
10M
9.37M

The cost of living in Changsha is 8% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7932nd and 7405th ($577 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 160th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Ranked 21st vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 3100th vs 3963rd 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
$2.72
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$8278

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665