Shanghai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$635
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
24.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 84% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4461st and 7238th ($1190 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 185th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 4th vs 14th best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 2438th 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
$4.9
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$11975

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

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