Changsha vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$211	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$4482
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	10M	3.9M

The cost of living in Changsha is 82% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7795th and 62nd ($622 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2894th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Los Angeles

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	Changsha	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000