Changchun vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changchun	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1531	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$372	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.6	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$4372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	94
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	9.07M	467K

The cost of living in Changchun is 77% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 7925th and 604th ($607 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 235th and 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Changchun ranked 59th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 6274th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Long Beach

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	Changchun	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1771	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2826	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.98	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.99	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8890	$19617

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$603
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$559
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$575
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$551
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$640
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$604
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$549
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$554
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$569
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$610
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$629
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$549
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$713
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$579
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$555
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$674
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$499
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$573
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$564
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$629
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$599
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$532
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$653
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$567
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$662
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$474
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$537
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$529
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$712
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$519
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$549
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$572
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$594

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164