Changchun vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changchun Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$573
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1493
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$229
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.9
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
53
56
🏙️ Population
9.07M
1.42M

The cost of living in Changchun is 13% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7971st and 8600th ($573 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 20th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6079th and 5713th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Kharkiv

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Changchun Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$5.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.64%
17.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2608
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3942
$662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.01
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.01
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$1.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.08
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.57
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.5
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$274
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8252
$3129

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$552
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$486
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$586
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$434
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$473
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$490
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$718
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$550
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$605
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$444
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$611
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$536
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$459
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$574
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$448
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$455
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$505
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$507
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$550
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$494
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$430
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$513
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$433
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$571
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$683
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$617
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$850
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$440
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$400
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$433
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$561
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$552
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$538
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$595
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$549