Changsha vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$190	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$3944
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	10M	442K

The cost of living in Changsha is 81% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 7932nd and 119th ($577 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Miami

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	Changsha	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882