Taipei vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$535
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
86
70
🏙️ Population
2.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Taipei is 67% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4715th and 6979th ($1158 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 311th and 2526th 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
$5.98
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$9062

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$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
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611