George Town vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	20	98
😀 Quality of life	78	70
🏙️ Population	41K	12.3M

The cost of living in George Town is 472% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 11th and 7163rd ($3754 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 685th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Wuhan

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	George Town	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$8658

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586