Changchun vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$233	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	71	7
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	9.07M	77.6K

The cost of living in Changchun is 45% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8224th and 5469th ($557 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6189th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Phuket

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	Changchun	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866