Changsha vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$3121
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
68
91
🏙️ Population
10M
518K

The cost of living in Changsha is 68% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7989th and 2462nd ($582 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 167th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3254th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Sheffield

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Changsha Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$9922

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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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855