Shanghai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$600
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
97
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
24.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 73% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4971st and 7564th ($1126 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 107th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 4th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 1655th vs 2134th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Wuhan

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Shanghai Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$8927

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

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