Changsha vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$214
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$1241
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
10M
7.41M

The cost of living in Changsha is 77% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7792nd and 621st ($617 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 16th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 3307th vs 632nd 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
$2.89
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$22890

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608