Changsha vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$1245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
10M
7.41M

The cost of living in Changsha is 78% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7882nd and 532nd ($592 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 19th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 3381st vs 548th 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
$2.78
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598