Canberra vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1722
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	30	97
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	381K	12.3M

The cost of living in Canberra is 243% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1373rd and 7573rd ($2258 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 121st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 438th and 1885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Wuhan

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	Canberra	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$8347

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$643
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$649
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$691
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$638
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$658
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$619
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$595
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$610
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$600
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$600
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$589
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$608
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$615
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$587
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$565
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$562
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$556
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$554
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$650
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$535
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$612
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$575
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$542
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$551
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$599
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$589