Guangzhou vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$333
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
98
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6607th and 7238th ($742 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 185th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 6th vs 14th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 2438th 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
$4.17
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$11975

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575