Changchun vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changchun	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1555	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$253	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$4933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	53	77
🏙️ Population	9.07M	467K

The cost of living in Changchun is 78% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 7772nd and 464th ($601 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 308th and 406th 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 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Changchun ranked 44th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 6042nd and 769th 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	$2.87	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4090	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.99	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.94	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14935	$21877

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$572
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$541
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$567
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$531
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$585
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$524
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$588
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$531
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$550
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$583
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$672
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$534
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$618
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$474
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$535
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$533
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$557
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$511
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$514
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$577
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$517
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$589
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$523
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$506
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$636
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$524
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$512
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$527
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$537

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614