Changchun vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changchun Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$557
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1387
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$233
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.9
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$858
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
46
😀 Quality of life
56
64
🏙️ Population
9.07M
1.47M

The cost of living in Changchun is 42% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8224th and 5881st ($557 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 6th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6189th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Yekaterinburg

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Changchun Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.2
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.31%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1671
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4009
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.06
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8358
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$457
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$548
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$532
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$532
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$521
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$566
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$517
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$570
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$539
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$519
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$518
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$521
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$516
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$543
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$564
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$511
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$521
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$655
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$537
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$521
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$616
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$470
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$521
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$518
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$564
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$541
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$501
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$554
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$588
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$518
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$599
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$434
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$492
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$499
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$649
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$489
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$505
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$509
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$532

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617