Changsha vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$3804
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
68
88
🏙️ Population
10M
7.41M

The cost of living in Changsha is 79% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7932nd and 427th ($577 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 21st vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 3100th vs 248th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Hong Kong

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Changsha Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$22706

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ChangshaHong Kong

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598