Canberra vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$882
😷 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 278% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1443rd and 8063rd ($2223 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 268th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Changchun ranked 57th in China, while ranked 479th and 6295th 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	$15.5	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$329
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$38.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$30
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$8562

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$562
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$540
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$536
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$604
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$571
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$534
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$543
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$554
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$577
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$595
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$562
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$542
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$483
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$546
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$596
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$573
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$523
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$575
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$545
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$630
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$454
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$522
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$514
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$679
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$507
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$532
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$540
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$566