Changchun vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changchun	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1555	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$253	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	8
😀 Quality of life	53	58
🏙️ Population	9.07M	24.7K

The cost of living in Changchun is 61% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7772nd and 3466th ($601 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 308th and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Changchun ranked 44th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6042nd and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Victoria

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	Changchun	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4090	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.99	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.94	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14935	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482