Canberra vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	30	98
😀 Quality of life	83	70
🏙️ Population	381K	12.3M

The cost of living in Canberra is 246% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 929th and 6979th ($2393 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 100th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 393rd and 2526th 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	$20.1	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$9062

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611