Changsha vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changsha	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$617	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1638	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1009	$3821
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	56
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	10M	950K

The cost of living in Changsha is 72% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7792nd and 1439th ($617 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 1197th 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 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 3307th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Jacksonville

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	Changsha	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2339	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3257	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.32	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.14	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8507	$11934

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Cities near Changsha

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

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860