Changsha vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$6556
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
10M
737K

The cost of living in Changsha is 81% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7882nd and 125th ($592 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 92nd 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 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 3381st and 99th 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
$2.78
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$29883

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114