Changsha vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$3918
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
10M
140K

The cost of living in Changsha is 80% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7989th and 204th ($582 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3254th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Reykjavik

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Changsha Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161