Changchun vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$229	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	68
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	9.07M	875K

The cost of living in Changchun is 77% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 7971st and 761st ($573 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 705th 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 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 6079th and 252nd 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	$2.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$25956

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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

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888