Houston vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$886
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	2.3M	12.3M

The cost of living in Houston is 245% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1229th and 7163rd ($2265 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 95th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 97th and 2475th 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	$17.2	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$8658

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586