Changsha vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$178
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
70
29
🏙️ Population
10M
42.7K

The cost of living in Changsha is 10% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8258th and 8601st ($533 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 5th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 2707th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Meru

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Changsha Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$6789

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$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
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539