Changsha vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$222
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
68
74
🏙️ Population
10M
13M

The cost of living in Changsha is 46% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7989th and 5091st ($582 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3254th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Moscow

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Changsha Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$11652

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541