Chengdu vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$242
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$833
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
98
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
20.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 0.5% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7269th and 7238th ($643 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 185th 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 14th best cities to live in China, and 1633rd vs 2438th 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
$2.81
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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