Changsha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$202
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
10M
24.9M

The cost of living in Changsha is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4879th ($592 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 19th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 3381st vs 1383rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Shanghai

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Changsha Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$27624

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753