Changchun vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$233	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$321
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	71	78
😀 Quality of life	56	65
🏙️ Population	9.07M	6.6M

The cost of living in Changchun is 27% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8224th and 8898th ($557 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 17th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 6189th and 5272nd 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	$2.81	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$1729

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286