Changsha vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$211
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$3517
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
86
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
10M
2.79M

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7795th and 1059th ($622 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 6th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2894th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Toronto

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Changsha Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053