Changsha vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$1931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$4731
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1062
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$3751
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	71
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	10M	681K

The cost of living in Changsha is 68% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 7795th and 2243rd ($622 vs $1931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1701st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Oklahoma City ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 2894th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Oklahoma City

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	Changsha	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$2449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$1707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$95.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$23633

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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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168