Phoenix vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	69	98
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.61M	12.3M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 265% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 955th and 7163rd ($2395 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th and 95th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 146th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Wuhan

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	Phoenix	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$8658

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586