Changchun vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1004
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$1648
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$2739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	71	63
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.01M

The cost of living in Changchun is 69% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 8224th and 2644th ($557 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 74th 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 1.5 months in Edmonton. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 16th in Canada, while ranked 6189th and 171st 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	$2.81	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	5.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$2239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$71.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$8796

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001