Changsha vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$190	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$4153
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	68	99
🏙️ Population	10M	8.8M

The cost of living in Changsha is 83% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7932nd and 58th ($577 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 2nd in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in London. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3100th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs London

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	Changsha	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009