Changchun vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$229	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	7
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	9.07M	133K

The cost of living in Changchun is 56% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7971st and 4205th ($573 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1 months in Male. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6079th and 4917th 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	$2.8	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$3201

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360