Changchun vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	81
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.43M

The cost of living in Changchun is 72% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8224th and 1930th ($557 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 1571st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs San Antonio

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	Changchun	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154