Hangzhou vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$405
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
97
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 32% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6527th and 7564th ($860 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 107th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 18th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 3360th vs 2134th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Wuhan

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Hangzhou Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$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
$522
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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