Taichung vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$348
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
85
97
😀 Quality of life
86
74
🏙️ Population
2.87M
12.3M

The cost of living in Taichung is 47% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5984th and 7564th ($957 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 107th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 409th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Wuhan

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Taichung Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$8927

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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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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