Chengdu vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$251
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$930
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
98
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
20.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 5% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7209th and 6979th ($660 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 100th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 7th vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 2526th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Wuhan

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Chengdu Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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