Changchun vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changchun Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$239
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
9.07M
1.42M

The cost of living in Changchun is 18% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8063rd and 8722nd ($588 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 24th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Changchun ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6295th and 5605th 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
$2.93
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1727
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.48
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.29
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8562
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$477
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$587
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$562
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$540
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$540
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$598
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$536
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$604
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$571
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$534
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$543
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$554
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$537
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$577
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$595
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$534
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$680
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$562
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$542
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$642
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$483
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$552
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$546
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$596
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$573
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$523
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$575
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$619
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$545
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$630
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$454
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$522
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$514
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$679
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$507
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$532
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$540
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$566

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562