Changsha vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$933
🏠 One person rent
$211
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
40
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
10M
5.94M

The cost of living in Changsha is 6% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7795th and 7534th ($622 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 2894th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Surat

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Changsha Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298