Changsha vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$211
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$1104
😷 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 63% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7795th and 3277th ($622 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2894th and 2774th 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
$2.93
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$20160

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749