Changsha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$222
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
10M
24.9M

The cost of living in Changsha is 49% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7989th and 4780th ($582 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ranked 19th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 3254th vs 571st 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
$2.87
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774