Changchun vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changchun	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$65	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$3113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	63	64
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.01M

The cost of living in Changchun is 69% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 8063rd and 2524th ($588 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 79th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Changchun ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 6295th and 193rd 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	$2.93	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1727	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.29	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.32	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8562	$10028

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$562
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$540
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$536
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$604
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$571
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$534
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$543
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$554
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$577
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$595
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$562
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$542
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$483
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$546
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$596
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$573
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$523
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$575
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$545
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$630
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$454
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$522
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$514
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$679
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$507
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$532
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$540
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$566

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009