Changsha vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$5520
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	10M	441K

The cost of living in Changsha is 81% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 7932nd and 182nd ($577 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Oakland

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	Changsha	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$18963

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326