Changsha vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$214
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$3958
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
60
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
10M
246K

The cost of living in Changsha is 66% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7792nd and 2713th ($617 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 1895th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 3307th and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Louisville

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Changsha Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$16074

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Cities near Changsha

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

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011