London vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	99	70
🏙️ Population	8.8M	12.3M

The cost of living in London is 402% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 58th and 7163rd ($3296 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Wuhan

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	London	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$8658

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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