Vancouver vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vancouver	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2488	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2615	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3246	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	78	98
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	662K	12.3M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 279% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 819th and 7163rd ($2488 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Vancouver compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 86th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vancouver vs Wuhan

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	Vancouver	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.4	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.71	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1747	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3049	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2320	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.5	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6774	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.96	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.47	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$100	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1117	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17240	$8658

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586