Changsha vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$222
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$1630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
68
67
🏙️ Population
10M
1.41M

The cost of living in Changsha is 32% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7989th and 6257th ($582 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 17th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3254th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934