Changsha vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$190	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$5531
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	10M	1.39M

The cost of living in Changsha is 83% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7932nd and 36th ($577 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs San Diego

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	Changsha	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759