Changsha vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	10M	4.84M

The cost of living in Changsha is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7932nd and 745th ($577 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3100th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Sydney

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	Changsha	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683