Changsha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$202
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$969
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
10M
17.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 33% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6334th ($592 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 17th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 19th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 3381st vs 1094th 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
$2.78
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.31
🌊 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
$12.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634