Changsha vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$214
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$3421
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
90
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
10M
548K

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7792nd and 1156th ($617 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 33rd 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 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3307th and 78th 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
$2.89
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862