Shenzhen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$484
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
17.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 45% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5744th and 7238th ($939 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 185th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 3rd vs 14th best cities to live in China, and 460th vs 2438th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Wuhan

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Shenzhen Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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