Singapore City vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$1016
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	89	98
😀 Quality of life	98	74
🏙️ Population	5.87M	12.3M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 401% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 109th and 7501st ($3201 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Wuhan

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	Singapore City	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.79	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$7838

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

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