Philadelphia vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2422
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5661
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$1440
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$2388
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4287
$833
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
98
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
1.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 275% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 812th and 7238th ($2422 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 735th and 185th 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 1.8 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 101st and 2438th 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
$17.9
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1648
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2870
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1950
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3933
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.59
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.55
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.7
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1936
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15748
$11975

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2282
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2266
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2334
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2384
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2242
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2418
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2422
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2402
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2196
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2390
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2434
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2469
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2281
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2618
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2419
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$1861
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2457
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2895
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2430
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2674
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2740
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2788
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2603
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2654
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2783
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2196
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2169
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2879
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2486
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2469
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2766

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