Washington vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Washington	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3328	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7867	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$2171	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$3805	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6208	$1016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	690K	12.3M

The cost of living in Washington is 421% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 73rd and 7501st ($3328 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 106th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Washington compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Washington ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 26th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Washington vs Wuhan

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	Washington	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2374	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4381	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6387	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.9	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.34	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$196	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2676	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24065	$7838

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571