Changsha vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$211
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$3236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
90
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
10M
548K

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7795th and 1193rd ($622 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 30th 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 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2894th and 84th 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
$2.93
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$20557

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Cities near Changsha

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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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831