Edmonton vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$1016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	63	98
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.01M	12.3M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 185% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2644th and 7501st ($1823 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 106th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 171st and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Wuhan

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	Edmonton	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$7838

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571