Changsha vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$190	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$1263
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	10M	133K

The cost of living in Changsha is 56% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7932nd and 4205th ($577 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1 months in Male. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3100th and 4917th 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	$2.72	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360