Changchun vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$229	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	78
😀 Quality of life	53	66
🏙️ Population	9.07M	6.6M

The cost of living in Changchun is 33% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7971st and 8897th ($573 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 17th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 2 months in Chennai. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6079th and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Chennai

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	Changchun	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$1573

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306