George Town vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$1016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	20	98
😀 Quality of life	80	74
🏙️ Population	41K	12.3M

The cost of living in George Town is 466% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 30th and 7501st ($3615 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 729th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$7838

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

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