Changsha vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$190	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$4040
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	68	97
🏙️ Population	10M	5.87M

The cost of living in Changsha is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7932nd and 129th ($577 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3100th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Singapore City

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	Changsha	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$27780

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605