Changchun vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$233	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	30
😀 Quality of life	56	33
🏙️ Population	9.07M	4.27M

The cost of living in Changchun is 22% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8224th and 8842nd ($557 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 3rd in China and Afghanistan, respectively. Check China vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6189th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Kabul

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	Changchun	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$1486

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439