Changsha vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$222
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
68
69
🏙️ Population
10M
10.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 14% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7989th and 7055th ($582 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 115th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ranked 19th vs 18th best cities to live in China, and 3254th vs 3115th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Dongguan

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Changsha Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$21927

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623