Beijing vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$605
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
21.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Beijing is 65% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4887th and 7238th ($1065 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 185th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 5th vs 14th best cities to live in China, and 583rd vs 2438th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Wuhan

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Beijing Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$11975

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

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