Changsha vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$3516
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	67
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	10M	633K

The cost of living in Changsha is 69% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 7932nd and 2179th ($577 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1817th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Memphis

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	Changsha	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738