Changsha vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$4008
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	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 7882nd and 649th ($592 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3381st and 3rd 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	$2.78	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$19140

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Cities near Changsha

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710