Sydney vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Sydney Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5724
$1948
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$2501
$449
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$328
$92.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$989
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
98
😀 Quality of life
99
71
🏙️ Population
4.84M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sydney is 260% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 240th and 7116th ($2397 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 367th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sydney compared to 1.5 months in Wuhan. Sydney ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Wuhan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 2nd and 2065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Wuhan

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Sydney Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3209
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14615
$3900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8814
$2590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.42
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.08
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.6
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1731
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16443
$24225

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2043
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$1873
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1719
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1562
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1544
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1540
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1607
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1572
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2217
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1502
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1663
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1650
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1381
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2193
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1659
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2109
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1652
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1659
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1561
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1105
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1621
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1510
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1695
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1598
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1747
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2154
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1660
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1940
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1654
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2280
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1613
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1661
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1764
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1696
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1663

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$679
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$737
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$759
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$678
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$667
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$705
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$706
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$674
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$639
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$672
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$672
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$661
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$673
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$666
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$668
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$666
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$661
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$704
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$758
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$677
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$745
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$694
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$704
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$716
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$663
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$662
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$678
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$661
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$663
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$672
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$736
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$648
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$666
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$702
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$642
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$694
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$759
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$655
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$721
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$738