Changchun vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$229	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$2780
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	73
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	9.07M	569K

The cost of living in Changchun is 72% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 7971st and 1784th ($573 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 31st in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 6079th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Hamilton

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	Changchun	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$21263

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799