Changsha vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$190	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$2512
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	10M	750K

The cost of living in Changsha is 68% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 7932nd and 2455th ($577 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 78th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 3100th and 258th 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	$2.72	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$11629

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699