Taipei vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1257
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$588
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1619
$1151
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
2.44M
12.3M

The cost of living in Taipei is 93% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4661st and 7564th ($1257 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Taipei compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 266th and 2134th 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
$6.43
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13965
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8309
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$644
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18442
$8927

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602

Cities near Wuhan

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