Shenzhen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$456
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
17.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 37% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6334th and 7501st ($878 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 106th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Ranked 3rd vs 8th best cities to live in China, and 1094th vs 2249th 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
$3.52
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571