Changchun vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Changchun	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1622	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$246	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$410	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$938	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	7
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	9.07M	133K

The cost of living in Changchun is 52% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7549th and 4218th ($612 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd and 1st in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.8 months in Male. Changchun ranked 37th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5930th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Male

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	Changchun	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.02	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.6%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5961	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.06	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.84	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$280	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14481	$3438

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Cities near Changchun

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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339