Taichung vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$380
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
85
98
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
3.03M
12.3M

The cost of living in Taichung is 58% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5518th and 7501st ($1006 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 106th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 541st and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$7838

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$894
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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
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79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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