Changsha vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$202
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$7086
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
10M
874K

The cost of living in Changsha is 86% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5th ($592 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 3381st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$18564

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765