Changchun vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changchun	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1555	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$253	$955
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1589
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$3052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	73	63
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.01M

The cost of living in Changchun is 66% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 7772nd and 2563rd ($601 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 308th and 100th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Changchun ranked 44th best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 6042nd and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Edmonton

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	Changchun	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$5.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$929
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$2798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4090	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.99	$75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.94	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14935	$8270

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$572
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$541
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$567
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$531
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$585
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$524
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$588
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$531
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$550
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$583
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$672
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$534
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$618
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$474
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$535
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$533
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$557
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$511
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$514
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$577
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$517
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$589
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$523
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$506
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$636
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$524
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$512
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$527
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$537

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917