Changsha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$222
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
10M
17.7M

The cost of living in Changsha is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7989th and 5948th ($582 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Ranked 19th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 3254th vs 556th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Shenzhen

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Changsha Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618