Philadelphia vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$1016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
1.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 304% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 744th and 7501st ($2584 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 95th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$7838

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571