Changsha vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$178
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$2637
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
10M
518K

The cost of living in Changsha is 69% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8258th and 2627th ($533 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 177th 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 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2707th and 159th 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
$3.13
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.39
🥤 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
$173
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$9409

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Cities near Changsha

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 Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751