Guangzhou vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$333
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
98
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6979th ($763 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 100th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 6th vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 2526th 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
$3.58
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611