London vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1756
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$833
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	98	71
🏙️ Population	8.91M	12.3M

The cost of living in London is 414% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 38th and 7238th ($3321 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 1.2 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5th and 2438th 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	$19.7	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$11975

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$620
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$650
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$685
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$661
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$605
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$697
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$647
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$669
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$586
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$624
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$643
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$602
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$629
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$647
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$604
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$664
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$609
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$574
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$671
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$574
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$580
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$558
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$687
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$624
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$538
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$651
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$574
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$599
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$575