Changsha vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$4580
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
10M
2.3M

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1375th ($592 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1186th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 2 months in Houston. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 3381st and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Houston

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Changsha Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$23708

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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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$2240
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$2177
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$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233