Changsha vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$222	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$5275
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	10M	3.9M

The cost of living in Changsha is 82% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7989th and 72nd ($582 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 3254th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Changsha	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$28613

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Cities near Changsha

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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754