Changchun vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$4184
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1098
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$2284
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	93
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.4M

The cost of living in Changchun is 69% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8224th and 2821st ($557 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 2nd in China and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check China vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6189th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Prague

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	Changchun	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$15329

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284