Atlanta vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$927
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	499K	9.07M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 348% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 704th and 7971st ($2570 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 351st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 165th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Changchun

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	Atlanta	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$8252

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532