Changchun vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$824
🏠 One person rent	$229	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	73	48
😀 Quality of life	53	40
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.97M

The cost of living in Changchun is 66% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 7971st and 9093rd ($573 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 20th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 6079th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Peshawar

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	Changchun	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$518

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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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596