Cost of Living in Jilin

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$567
$1539
🛋️ Without rent
$334
$1118
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$233
$421
🍽️ Food
$190
$498
🚐 Transport
$60.7
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$431
😀 Quality of life
41
🏙️ Population
3.62M

The average cost of living in Jilin is $567, which is in the top 13% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8120th out of 9294 in our global list and 419th out of 544 in China.

The median after-tax salary is $431, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months. Ranked 6844th (TOP 74%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 213th best city to live in China. With an estimated population of 3.62M, Jilin is the 139th largest city in China.

✈️ Closest airport 72 km Changchun Longjia International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 30.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2415 Beihua University
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Prices in Jilin

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13543

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