Suzhou vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2291
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$276
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$983
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
97
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
12.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 20% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6833rd and 7564th ($782 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 107th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 13th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 3150th vs 2134th 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
$4.31
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6055
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.36
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17664
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584