Changsha vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$4215
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	10M	351K

The cost of living in Changsha is 81% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7882nd and 122nd ($592 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 90th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 3381st and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Honolulu

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	Changsha	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$20539

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Cities near Changsha

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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182