Changsha vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$190
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
10M
2.33M

The cost of living in Changsha is 34% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6171st ($577 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3100th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443