Changsha vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$4014
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	10M	950K

The cost of living in Changsha is 76% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7989th and 943rd ($582 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 837th 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 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 3254th and 271st 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	$2.87	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$10904

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872