Changsha vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$178
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1511
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
57
😀 Quality of life
70
70
🏙️ Population
10M
788K

The cost of living in Changsha is 48% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 8258th and 5093rd ($533 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 262nd 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 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 2707th and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$15188

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954