Canberra vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1531
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$372
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$937
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	30	63
😀 Quality of life	85	56
🏙️ Population	381K	9.07M

The cost of living in Canberra is 272% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1373rd and 7925th ($2258 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 235th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 438th and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Changchun

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	Canberra	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$8890

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$603
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$559
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$575
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$551
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$640
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$604
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$549
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$554
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$569
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$610
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$629
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$549
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$713
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$579
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$555
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$674
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$499
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$573
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$564
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$629
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$599
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$532
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$653
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$567
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$662
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$474
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$537
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$529
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$712
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$519
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$549
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$572
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$594