Changsha vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$2544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	10M	750K

The cost of living in Changsha is 67% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 7882nd and 2674th ($592 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 79th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 3381st and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Winnipeg

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	Changsha	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714