Changsha vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$211
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$863
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
8
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
10M
133K

The cost of living in Changsha is 53% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7795th and 4490th ($622 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Male. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2894th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Male

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Changsha Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$3305

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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

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$1387
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$342
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$291
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$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322