Changsha vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$1278
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	68	82
🏙️ Population	10M	546K

The cost of living in Changsha is 66% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 7932nd and 2671st ($577 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 3rd in China and Portugal, respectively. Check China vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 3100th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Lisbon

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	Changsha	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$15150

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112