Manchester vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
90
97
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
548K
12.3M

The cost of living in Manchester is 262% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1156th and 7564th ($2365 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 107th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 78th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Wuhan

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Manchester Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$8927

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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