Changsha vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$3945
😷 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 7795th and 1499th ($622 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1231st 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 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 2894th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Changsha	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$11918

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$518
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$586
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$589
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$609
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$589
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$569
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$610
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$602
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$518
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$565
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$605
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$600
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$535
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$592
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$600
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$638
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$632
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$648
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$619
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$623
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$570
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$556
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$658
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$542
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$657
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$691
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$593
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$649
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$554

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863