Changsha vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$222
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
68
75
🏙️ Population
10M
18.7M

The cost of living in Changsha is 24% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7989th and 6602nd ($582 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 49th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 19th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 3254th vs 1036th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Guangzhou

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Changsha Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$15919

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671