Philadelphia vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2541
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6190
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$2715
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4036
$930
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
98
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
1.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 267% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 710th and 6979th ($2541 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 100th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 130th and 2526th 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
$20.1
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3091
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.93
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.11
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1909
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20863
$9062

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611