Changsha vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$202
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$544
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
72
42
🏙️ Population
10M
115K

The cost of living in Changsha is 41% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8940th ($592 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3381st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$653

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289