Changsha vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$178
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1539
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
10M
791K

The cost of living in Changsha is 50% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8258th and 4949th ($533 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 172nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 2707th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.92
🥤 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
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$15169

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942