Changchun vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$229	$730
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$1434
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	73	96
😀 Quality of life	53	74
🏙️ Population	9.07M	13.1M

The cost of living in Changchun is 54% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7971st and 4359th ($573 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6079th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Moscow

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	Changchun	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$12252

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592