Changchun vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$4380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	54
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	9.07M	525K

The cost of living in Changchun is 80% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8224th and 362nd ($557 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 307th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Sacramento

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	Changchun	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850