Changsha vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$178
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1208
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
70
73
🏙️ Population
10M
12.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 48% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8258th and 5167th ($533 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 2707th and 1608th 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
$3.13
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$10868

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517