Changchun vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$5566
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1475
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$2428
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$4235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	68
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	9.07M	875K

The cost of living in Changchun is 77% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 8224th and 986th ($557 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 865th 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 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.7 months in Charlotte. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Charlotte ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Charlotte

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	Changchun	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2056
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$3607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$84.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$1305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$24711

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2239
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2121
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2196
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2067
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2102
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1960
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2019
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2160
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1988
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2212
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2094
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2075
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1878
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2167
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2070
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2156
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1923
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2124
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1993
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2152
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2305
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2065
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1853
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2418
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1970
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2529
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1980
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1929
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2166
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2737
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2166
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2154
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2013