Philadelphia vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
1.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 298% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 742nd and 7564th ($2597 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 107th 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 14th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 87th and 2134th 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
$23.2
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$8927

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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