Changsha vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$178
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
10M
12.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 5% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8258th and 8471st ($533 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 532nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 19th vs 29th best cities to live in China, and 2707th vs 3944th 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
$3.13
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.43
🥤 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
$173
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617