Taichung vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$366
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
98
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
3.03M
12.3M

The cost of living in Taichung is 54% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5356th and 7238th ($995 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 343rd and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$11975

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$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575