Changsha vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$202
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$1300
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
10M
1.41M

The cost of living in Changsha is 50% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4743rd ($592 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3381st and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$5508

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987