Changchun vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$229	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$3350
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	35
😀 Quality of life	53	79
🏙️ Population	9.07M	679K

The cost of living in Changchun is 68% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 7971st and 2363rd ($573 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 1931st 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs El Paso ranked 179th in the United States, while ranked 6079th and 633rd 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	$2.8	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$6903

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353