Changsha vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$178
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
10M
10.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 10% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8258th and 8597th ($533 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 537th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 19th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 2707th vs 4919th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Shijiazhuang

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Changsha Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$4869

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733