Changsha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$222
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$952
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
68
65
🏙️ Population
10M
9.37M

The cost of living in Changsha is 20% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7989th and 6780th ($582 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 68th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 19th vs 32nd best cities to live in China, and 3254th vs 4171st 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
$2.87
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699