Changsha vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$214
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
61
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
10M
1.42M

The cost of living in Changsha is 24% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7792nd and 8722nd ($617 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 24th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 3307th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Kharkiv

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Changsha Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562