Changsha vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$3953
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	10M	950K

The cost of living in Changsha is 73% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1415th ($592 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1218th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 3381st and 278th 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	$2.78	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$11123

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806