Changchun vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$229	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	73	5
😀 Quality of life	53	34
🏙️ Population	9.07M	115K

The cost of living in Changchun is 36% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7971st and 8915th ($573 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6079th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Thimphu

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	Changchun	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$666

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300