Shenzhen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$507
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
17.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 44% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6106th and 7564th ($939 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 107th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 3rd vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 1113th vs 2134th 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
$3.57
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

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