Changsha vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$3987
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
60
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
10M
246K

The cost of living in Changsha is 68% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7882nd and 2519th ($592 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1889th 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 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 3381st and 281st 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
$2.78
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$15931

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017