Changsha vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$214
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$1462
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
58
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
10M
788K

The cost of living in Changsha is 38% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 7792nd and 5724th ($617 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 492nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 3307th and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Hamamatsu

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Changsha Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$16739

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941