Changchun vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changchun	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$65	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$3481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	49
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	9.07M	608K

The cost of living in Changchun is 77% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8063rd and 839th ($588 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 3rd in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Changchun ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 6295th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Gold Coast

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	Changchun	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1727	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.29	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.32	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8562	$8134

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894