Changsha vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$4188
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	10M	5.45M

The cost of living in Changsha is 78% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7795th and 370th ($622 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2894th 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	$2.93	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$25164

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Cities near Changsha

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863