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

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Changsha San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$222
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$6972
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
10M
1.01M

The cost of living in Changsha is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7989th and 13th ($582 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 11th 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 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 3254th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$23974

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146