Changsha vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$214
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$939
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
48
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
10M
1.47M

The cost of living in Changsha is 41% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7792nd and 5278th ($617 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 5th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 3307th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Yekaterinburg

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Changsha Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688