Cost of living comparison

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Wuhu vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Wuhu is 17.5% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% less in Wuhu
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Wuhu
Transportation: pay 54.2% less in Wuhu
Housing: pay 78.1% less in Wuhu
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Wuhu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% less in Wuhu
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Wuhu

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Wuhu. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Wuhu.

Wuhu vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wuhu instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 81.8% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Wuhu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.28	$2.10 CN¥14.50	-88.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.82	$4.06 CN¥27.98	-70.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.04	$0.58 CN¥4.03	-83.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.60	$0.42 CN¥2.90	-85.9%
Average			-81.8%

Berlin vs. Wuhu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Berlin	Wuhu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.97	$2.38 CN¥16.43	+5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.19	$8.97 CN¥61.87	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.48	$6.90 CN¥47.57	+34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.39	$1.50 CN¥10.32	-61.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.81	$1.67 CN¥11.51	-69.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.35	$0.90 CN¥6.21	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.82	$0.64 CN¥4.38	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.05	$0.71 CN¥4.91	-40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.54	$0.61 CN¥4.21	-65.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$0.31 CN¥2.10	-66.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$0.53 CN¥3.64	-32.0%
Average			-31.2%

Berlin vs. Wuhu - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.2% less for transportation

	Berlin	Wuhu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.56	$4.43 CN¥30.57	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €60.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,527.12	$21,024.30 CN¥145K	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.92	$4.56 CN¥31.42	-85.8%
Average			-54.2%

Berlin vs. Wuhu - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.1% less for housing

	Berlin	Wuhu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.90	$12.31 CN¥84.90	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,244.93	$238.28 CN¥1,643.29	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €931.96	$182.21 CN¥1,256.63	-82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €241.71	$80.88 CN¥557.81	-70.8%
Average			-78.1%

Berlin vs. Wuhu - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Wuhu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €161.31	$782.57 CN¥5,397.08	+323.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,356.92	$15,301.02 CN¥106K	+59.7%
Average			+191.4%

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pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Wuhu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.58	$2.80 CN¥19.33	-46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.88	$3.64 CN¥25.13	-18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.86	$4.20 CN¥29.00	-58.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.84	$41.91 CN¥289.03	+8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.99	$4.91 CN¥33.83	-67.1%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Berlin	Wuhu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €81.82	$49.97 CN¥344.61	-46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €38.06	$37.82 CN¥260.80	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €93.05	$72.42 CN¥499.43	-32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €113.05	$84.10 CN¥579.98	-35.1%
Average			-31.8%

Berlin vs. Wuhu - Cost of clothing

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