Changsha vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$2923
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	10M	548K

The cost of living in Changsha is 72% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7932nd and 1662nd ($577 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 46th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3100th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Manchester

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	Changsha	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681