Changsha vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$2766
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	10M	568K

The cost of living in Changsha is 75% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 7932nd and 1194th ($577 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 11th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 3100th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Surrey

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	Changsha	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.3
🐔 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	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606