Guangzhou vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$322
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
98
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6838th and 7501st ($758 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 106th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Ranked 6th vs 8th best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 2249th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Wuhan

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Guangzhou Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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