Changsha vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$3539
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	10M	577K

The cost of living in Changsha is 72% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7932nd and 1702nd ($577 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Milwaukee

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	Changsha	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378