Changchun vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$233	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	71	7
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	9.07M	133K

The cost of living in Changchun is 58% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8224th and 4439th ($557 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Male. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6189th and 5057th 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	$2.81	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327