Changsha vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$178
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$6928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
10M
1.01M

The cost of living in Changsha is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8258th and 22nd ($533 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 2707th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$15889

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123