Changsha vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$178
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$4054
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
10M
7.41M

The cost of living in Changsha is 80% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8258th and 503rd ($533 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 19th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 2707th vs 168th 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
$3.13
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$20363

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611