Changsha vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$3947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	10M	577K

The cost of living in Changsha is 72% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7989th and 1688th ($582 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1442nd 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 Milwaukee. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 3254th and 188th 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	$2.87	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$24309

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392