Shenzhen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$478
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1142
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
80
70
🏙️ Population
17.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 40% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5950th and 7163rd ($916 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 95th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Ranked 3rd vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 545th vs 2475th 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
$3.06
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12583
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6551
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22267
$8658

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$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586