Houston vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$930
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.3M

The cost of living in Houston is 225% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1258th and 6979th ($2248 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 100th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 82nd and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Wuhan

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Houston Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$9062

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Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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