Bangkok vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$416
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
89
98
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
5.68M
12.3M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 43% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7163rd ($941 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 1221st and 2475th 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
$2.97
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$8658

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586