Cost of living comparison

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Wuhu vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Wuhu is 22.5% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Wuhu
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Wuhu
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Wuhu
Housing: pay 19.6% more in Wuhu
Childcare: pay 49.6% more in Wuhu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Wuhu
Clothing: pay 12.0% more in Wuhu

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Wuhu are more expensive than in China.

Wuhu vs. China Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	China	Wuhu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 CN¥20.50	$2.10 CN¥14.88	-27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 CN¥35.49	$4.06 CN¥28.71	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.36	$0.58 CN¥4.13	+23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.96	$0.42 CN¥2.98	+52.1%
Average			+7.2%

China vs. Wuhu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	China	Wuhu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 CN¥11.52	$2.38 CN¥16.86	+46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32 CN¥44.71	$8.97 CN¥63.47	+42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 CN¥47.44	$6.90 CN¥48.80	+2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 CN¥11.05	$1.50 CN¥10.59	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.78	$1.67 CN¥11.81	+9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.25	$0.90 CN¥6.37	+21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.86	$0.64 CN¥4.50	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.41	$0.71 CN¥5.04	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$0.61 CN¥4.32	+21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.13	$0.31 CN¥2.16	+1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.79	$0.53 CN¥3.74	+33.9%
Average			+18.7%

China vs. Wuhu - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	China	Wuhu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 CN¥30.68	$4.43 CN¥31.36	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.32 CN¥143.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,143.98 CN¥135,449.43	$21,024.30 CN¥148,753.26	+9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 CN¥27.89	$4.56 CN¥32.23	+15.5%
Average			+9.2%

China vs. Wuhu - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.6% more for housing

	China	Wuhu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.18 CN¥79.08	$12.31 CN¥87.10	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.90 CN¥2,157.22	$238.28 CN¥1,685.87	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.65 CN¥1,384.25	$182.21 CN¥1,289.19	-6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.04 CN¥290.39	$80.88 CN¥572.26	+97.1%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 49.6% more for childcare

	China	Wuhu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$390.25 CN¥2,761.13	$782.57 CN¥5,536.93	+100.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,493.57 CN¥109,621.66	$15,301.02 CN¥108,259.32	-1.2%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	China	Wuhu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 CN¥7.37	$2.80 CN¥19.83	+169.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 CN¥20.07	$3.64 CN¥25.78	+28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 CN¥23.77	$4.20 CN¥29.75	+25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.13 CN¥290.99	$41.91 CN¥296.51	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 CN¥42.33	$4.91 CN¥34.71	-18.0%
Average			+41.4%

China vs. Wuhu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

	China	Wuhu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.93 CN¥324.95	$49.97 CN¥353.54	+8.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.93 CN¥218.85	$37.82 CN¥267.56	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.26 CN¥504.18	$72.42 CN¥512.37	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.88 CN¥515.65	$84.10 CN¥595.01	+15.4%
Average			+12.0%

China vs. Wuhu - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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