Guangzhou vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$342
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
97
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6854th and 7573rd ($785 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 121st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 3rd vs 7th best cities to live in China, and 1149th vs 1885th 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
$2.93
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$8347

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589