Changsha vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$3761
😷 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 7932nd and 200th ($577 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 21st best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3100th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$10.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$2532

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Cities near Changsha

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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006