Changsha vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$222	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$957
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	68	60
🏙️ Population	10M	1.48M

The cost of living in Changsha is 43% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7989th and 5612th ($582 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th 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 19th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 3254th and 5259th 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	$2.87	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$5160

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844