Suzhou vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2386
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$290
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1351
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
97
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
12.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 21% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6776th and 7573rd ($798 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 121st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Suzhou compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 10th vs 7th best cities to live in China, and 2020th vs 1885th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Wuhan

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Suzhou Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.57
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5286
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2709
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.64
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1049
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20341
$8347

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635

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