Cost of living comparison

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Beijing vs. Wuhu Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 23.2% more expensive than Wuhu.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% more in Beijing
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 21.4% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Wuhu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% more for restaurants

	Wuhu	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.10 CN¥14.50	$4.21 CN¥29.01	+100.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 CN¥27.98	$4.91 CN¥33.84	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 CN¥4.03	$0.48 CN¥3.31	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 CN¥2.90	$0.31 CN¥2.12	-27.0%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	Wuhu	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 CN¥16.43	$1.71 CN¥11.77	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.97 CN¥61.87	$7.47 CN¥51.51	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.90 CN¥47.57	$6.64 CN¥45.80	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 CN¥10.32	$1.78 CN¥12.25	+18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 CN¥11.51	$1.53 CN¥10.56	-8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.21	$0.98 CN¥6.78	+9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CN¥4.38	$0.77 CN¥5.31	+21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.91	$0.80 CN¥5.52	+12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 CN¥4.21	$0.60 CN¥4.15	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 CN¥2.10	$0.35 CN¥2.40	+14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 CN¥3.64	$0.41 CN¥2.85	-21.9%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Wuhu	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 CN¥30.57	$4.21 CN¥29.04	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.54 CN¥217.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,024.30 CN¥145K	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥31.42	$4.63 CN¥31.91	+1.6%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Wuhu	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.31 CN¥84.90	$12.93 CN¥89.18	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$238.28 CN¥1,643.29	$935.23 CN¥6,449.93	+292.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$182.21 CN¥1,256.63	$504.41 CN¥3,478.69	+176.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.88 CN¥557.81	$39.27 CN¥270.80	-51.5%
Average			+105.7%

Wuhu vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 21.4% more for childcare

	Wuhu	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$782.57 CN¥5,397.08	$710.76 CN¥4,901.86	-9.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,301.02 CN¥106K	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	+51.9%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Wuhu	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.80 CN¥19.33	$1.12 CN¥7.74	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 CN¥25.13	$2.90 CN¥20.01	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 CN¥29.00	$4.21 CN¥29.01
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.91 CN¥289.03	$57.84 CN¥398.87	+38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.91 CN¥33.83	$8.41 CN¥58.01	+71.5%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Wuhu	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 CN¥344.61	$62.30 CN¥429.65	+24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.82 CN¥260.80	$36.37 CN¥250.85	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.42 CN¥499.43	$81.74 CN¥563.73	+12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.10 CN¥579.98	$105.53 CN¥727.80	+25.5%
Average			+14.8%

Wuhu vs. Beijing - 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: March 2026

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