Changsha vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$214
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
17
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
10M
7.82M

The cost of living in Changsha is 2% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7792nd and 7914th ($617 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 207th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 16th vs 334th best cities to live in China, and 3307th vs 7360th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Shangqiu

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Changsha Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$4.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$16802

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518