Changchun vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$233	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	49
😀 Quality of life	56	63
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.46M

The cost of living in Changchun is 50% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 8224th and 4902nd ($557 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 18th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 6189th and 5577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Guadalajara

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	Changchun	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$2697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$2377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$10889

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166