Washington vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Washington	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3149	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7865	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$4037	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$738	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5859	$886
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	690K	12.3M

The cost of living in Washington is 380% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 96th and 7163rd ($3149 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Washington ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 43rd and 2475th 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	$22.3	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.7	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.65	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2298	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1750	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4716	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3555	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7543	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6152	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.54	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.98	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$105	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2464	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24653	$8658

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979

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