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Wuhu vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Wuhu is 12.4% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 48.5% less in Wuhu
Groceries
pay 15.3% more in Wuhu
Transportation
pay 2.5% more in Wuhu
Housing
pay 19.1% more in Wuhu
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Wuhu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0% less in Wuhu
Clothing
pay 19.2% less in Wuhu

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

Wuhu vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.5% less for restaurants

 
Quito
Wuhu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$2.10
CN¥14.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$4.06
CN¥27.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$0.58
CN¥4.03

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pay 15.3% more for groceries

 
Quito
Wuhu
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$2.38
CN¥16.43
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$8.97
CN¥61.87
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$6.90
CN¥47.57

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

 
Quito
Wuhu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$4.43
CN¥30.57
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$21,024.30
CN¥145K

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pay 19.1% more for housing

 
Quito
Wuhu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$12.31
CN¥84.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$238.28
CN¥1,643.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$182.21
CN¥1,256.63

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Quito
Wuhu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$782.57
CN¥5,397.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$15,301.02
CN¥106K

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Wuhu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$2.80
CN¥19.33
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$3.64
CN¥25.13
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$4.20
CN¥29.00

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

 
Quito
Wuhu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$49.97
CN¥344.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$37.82
CN¥260.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$72.42
CN¥499.43

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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: March 2026
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