Changsha vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$6392
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	10M	737K

The cost of living in Changsha is 80% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7989th and 206th ($582 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 3254th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Seattle

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	Changsha	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$28179

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Cities near Changsha

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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263