Changchun vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	62
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	9.07M	351K

The cost of living in Changchun is 82% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 8224th and 122nd ($557 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 90th 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 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Honolulu

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	Changchun	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$20539

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182