Changsha vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$3902
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	10M	5.03M

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7932nd and 1365th ($577 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3100th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Melbourne

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	Changsha	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$19705

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963