Changchun vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$4015
🏠 One person rent	$233	$981
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$1643
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$3306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	35
😀 Quality of life	56	81
🏙️ Population	9.07M	679K

The cost of living in Changchun is 69% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 8224th and 2820th ($557 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 1979th 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 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.9 months in El Paso. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs El Paso ranked 206th in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs El Paso

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	Changchun	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1647
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$62.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$6990

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1842
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1896
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1880
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$944
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1964
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1015
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$895
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2150
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1940
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2095
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1784
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$727
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2084
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2245
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2235
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1912
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2151
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2466
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2024
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$982
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2407
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2447
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2349
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371