Changsha vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$974
🏠 One person rent
$214
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$310
😷 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 11% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7792nd and 7286th ($617 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 3307th and 5975th 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
$2.89
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319