Changsha vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$222
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
10M
12.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 11% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7989th and 8506th ($582 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 19th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 3254th vs 3930th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Zhengzhou

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Changsha Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$19861

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619