Changsha vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2574
🏠 One person rent
$202
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$1285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
10M
1.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 44% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5117th ($592 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 151st in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 3381st and 1848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Fukuoka

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Changsha Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.62
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$12707

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860