Taichung vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$346
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
98
😀 Quality of life
80
70
🏙️ Population
3.03M
12.3M

The cost of living in Taichung is 35% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6052nd and 6979th ($931 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 496th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$9062

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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
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96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
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$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
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$646
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$681
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$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
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$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611