Bangkok vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$405
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
89
98
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
5.68M
12.3M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 40% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5960th and 7238th ($902 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 1087th and 2438th 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
$2.64
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$11975

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575