Changsha vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$214
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$1020
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
10M
13.3M

The cost of living in Changsha is 61% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7792nd and 3728th ($617 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3307th and 3206th 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
$2.89
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791