Changchun vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$229	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	73
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	9.07M	906K

The cost of living in Changchun is 73% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7971st and 1476th ($573 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 6079th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Columbus

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	Changchun	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858