Changsha vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$3964
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	33
😀 Quality of life	72	84
🏙️ Population	10M	543K

The cost of living in Changsha is 68% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7795th and 2237th ($622 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1697th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 2894th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Tucson

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	Changsha	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212