Taipei vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Taipei Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3261
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$486
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1145
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1849
$857
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
2.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Taipei is 75% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4561st and 7165th ($1127 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 203rd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Taipei compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 143rd and 2078th 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
$5.16
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14260
$4593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7249
$2570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.96
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.9
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.21
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$73.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17991
$17684

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1032
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$913
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$805
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$896
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$911
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$827
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$690
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$971
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$884
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$869
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$866
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$888
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$680
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$688
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1000
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$1003
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$709
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1180
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$687
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$903
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$685
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$762
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$865
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$819
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$792
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$753
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1180
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$679
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$753
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$671
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$744
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$508
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$802
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$734
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$516
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$704
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$808
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$989

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$617
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$686
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$656
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$662
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$591
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$625
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$641
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$612
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$625
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$594
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$634
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$632
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$633
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$644
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$668
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$596
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$678
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$627
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$609
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$657
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$620
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$616
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$586
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$609
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$685
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$627
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$671
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$637
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$618
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$673
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$656
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$593
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$621
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$713