Shenzhen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$552
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
17.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 51% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5618th and 7573rd ($995 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 121st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 4th vs 7th best cities to live in China, and 1163rd vs 1885th 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
$3.68
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$8347

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589