Shenzhen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$495
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
17.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 38% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5948th and 6979th ($958 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 100th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 3rd vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 556th vs 2526th 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
$3.6
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611