Changchun vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changchun Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$612
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1622
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$246
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$410
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
55
57
🏙️ Population
9.07M
1.43M

The cost of living in Changchun is 14% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7549th and 8242nd ($612 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd and 10th 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 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Changchun ranked 37th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5930th and 5715th 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
$3.02
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5961
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3968
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.06
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.95
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.84
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$280
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14481
$1310

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$595
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$607
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$565
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$585
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$560
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$555
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$640
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$541
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$646
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$610
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$543
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$561
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$586
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$536
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$595
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$648
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$524
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$758
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$557
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$551
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$673
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$449
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$566
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$597
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$661
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$592
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$529
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$486
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$628
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$510
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$643
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$515
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$502
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$702
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$517
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$573
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$692
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495