Changsha vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$190	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	68	67
🏙️ Population	10M	9.21M

The cost of living in Changsha is 50% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7932nd and 4604th ($577 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 7th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3100th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Mexico City

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	Changsha	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$9034

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804