Changchun vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$233	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	9.07M	3.9M

The cost of living in Changchun is 83% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8224th and 65th ($557 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Los Angeles

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	Changchun	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$26874

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927