Changchun vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$229	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	34
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	9.07M	543K

The cost of living in Changchun is 71% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7971st and 1962nd ($573 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 6079th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Tucson

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	Changchun	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$15495

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262