Changsha vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$3990
😷 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 7932nd and 1022nd ($577 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 935th 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 21st best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 293rd 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	$2.72	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$11096

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897