Changsha vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$214
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$723
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
90
17
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
10M
9.71M

The cost of living in Changsha is 7% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7792nd and 8149th ($617 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 300th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Ranked 16th vs 322nd best cities to live in China, and 3307th vs 7322nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Nanyang

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Changsha Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$14394

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489