Changchun vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changchun	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1531	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$242	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$372	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.6	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	9.07M	690K

The cost of living in Changchun is 82% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7925th and 74th ($607 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 235th and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Changchun ranked 59th best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 6274th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/changchun/washington.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Changchun vs Washington infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/changchun/washington" target="_blank">Changchun vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Changchun vs Washington

Prices for goods and services in Changchun and Washington are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Changchun	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1771	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2826	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.98	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.99	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.8	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8890	$24903

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$603
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$559
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$575
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$551
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$640
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$604
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$549
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$554
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$569
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$610
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$629
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$549
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$713
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$579
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$555
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$674
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$499
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$573
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$564
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$629
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$599
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$532
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$653
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$567
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$662
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$474
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$537
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$529
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$712
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$519
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$549
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$572
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$594

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088