Bangkok vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$424
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
89
98
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
5.68M
12.3M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 50% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5912th and 7501st ($958 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 1890th and 2249th 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
$3.1
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$7838

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571