Changsha vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$178
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
70
52
🏙️ Population
10M
1.18M

The cost of living in Changsha is 40% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8258th and 6017th ($533 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 15th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2707th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964