Changsha vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$4432
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
10M
1.61M

The cost of living in Changsha is 76% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7932nd and 955th ($577 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 875th 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 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Phoenix

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Changsha Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$12281

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

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$1979
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$2524
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$2423
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$2304
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$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
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$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
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$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
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$2056
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$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724