Changsha vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changsha	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$617	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1638	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$214	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1009	$3726
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	56
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	10M	526K

The cost of living in Changsha is 65% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 7792nd and 2945th ($617 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 156th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 3307th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Nuremberg

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	Changsha	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2339	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3257	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.32	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.14	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.1	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8507	$17866

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Cities near Changsha

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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767