Changsha vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$178
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$510
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
70
58
🏙️ Population
10M
1.63M

The cost of living in Changsha is 19% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8258th and 7138th ($533 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 2707th and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Novosibirsk

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Changsha Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$4125

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556