Changchun vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changchun	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1555	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$253	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	81
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.43M

The cost of living in Changchun is 73% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7772nd and 1380th ($601 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 308th and 1203rd 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 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Changchun ranked 44th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6042nd and 118th 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	$2.87	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4090	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.99	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.94	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14935	$10912

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$572
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$541
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$567
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$531
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$585
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$524
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$588
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$531
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$550
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$583
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$672
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$534
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$618
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$474
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$535
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$533
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$557
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$511
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$514
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$577
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$517
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$589
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$523
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$506
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$636
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$524
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$512
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$527
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$537

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137