Changsha vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$211
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$4016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
60
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
10M
246K

The cost of living in Changsha is 66% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7795th and 2604th ($622 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1876th 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 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 2894th and 326th 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
$2.93
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$16070

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035