Guangzhou vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$354
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
97
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 20% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6835th and 7564th ($782 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 107th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 7th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 2134th 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
$2.86
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$8927

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584