Changsha vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$190	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$925
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	68	59
🏙️ Population	10M	1.48M

The cost of living in Changsha is 43% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7932nd and 5351st ($577 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3100th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Zapopan

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	Changsha	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696