Changchun vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$729
🏠 One person rent	$233	$98
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$124
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$38.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	71	43
😀 Quality of life	56	30
🏙️ Population	9.07M	2.03M

The cost of living in Changchun is 84% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 8224th and 9199th ($557 vs $302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 30th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.4 months in Gujranwala. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 6189th and 8772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Gujranwala

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	Changchun	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$53.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$34.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$95.4
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$60
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	18.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$5.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$2.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$16.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$843

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330