Changsha vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$3045
🏠 One person rent	$222	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$1344
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	10M	1.6M

The cost of living in Changsha is 50% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 7989th and 4702nd ($582 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 67th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 3254th and 256th 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	$2.87	$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$47
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$12612

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Cities near Changsha

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 Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971