Changsha vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$4007
😷 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 7989th and 379th ($582 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 19th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 3254th vs 205th 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
$2.87
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$22381

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623