Changsha vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Changsha Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$202
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$1313
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
72
85
🏙️ Population
10M
2.73M

The cost of living in Changsha is 41% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5567th ($592 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 5th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3381st and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Changsha vs Kaohsiung infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Changsha vs Kaohsiung

Prices for goods and services in Changsha and Kaohsiung are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Changsha Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$12260

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changsha

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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600