Changsha vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$990
🏠 One person rent
$202
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
10M
5.94M

The cost of living in Changsha is 16% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7068th ($592 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 3381st and 6284th 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
$2.78
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$922

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333