Taipei vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$586
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1768
$1177
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
2.43M
12.3M

The cost of living in Taipei is 90% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4646th and 7573rd ($1248 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st 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 Taipei compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 178th and 1885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Wuhan

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Taipei Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$684
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.34%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13487
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8490
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.95
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16947
$8347

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589