Bangkok vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$465
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
89
97
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
5.68M
12.3M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 57% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5467th and 7564th ($1027 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 2647th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Wuhan

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Bangkok Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$8927

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584