Changsha vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$202	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$832
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	72	63
🏙️ Population	10M	24.7K

The cost of living in Changsha is 63% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7882nd and 3601st ($592 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 3381st and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Victoria

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	Changsha	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420