Philadelphia vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$1177
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
1.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 295% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 741st and 7573rd ($2597 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd and 121st 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 118th and 1885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Wuhan

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Philadelphia Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$8347

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589