Changsha vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$178
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$520
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
70
65
🏙️ Population
10M
2.95M

The cost of living in Changsha is 30% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8258th and 6536th ($533 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 2707th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Kyiv

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Changsha Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528