Changsha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$178
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
10M
24.9M

The cost of living in Changsha is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8258th and 4461st ($533 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 19th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 2707th vs 558th 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
$3.13
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740