Changsha vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$3266
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
10M
548K

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1330th ($592 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 39th 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 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3381st and 107th 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
$2.78
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$20873

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804