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China vs. Wuhu Cost of Living Summary

China is 11.1% cheaper than Wuhu.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in China
Groceries: pay 14.3% less in China
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in China
Housing: pay 5.8% less in China
Childcare: pay 24.4% less in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% less in China
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in China

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in China.

China vs. Wuhu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Wuhu	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.10 CN¥14.88	$2.90 CN¥20.50	+37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 CN¥28.71	$5.02 CN¥35.49	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 CN¥4.13	$0.47 CN¥3.36	-18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 CN¥2.98	$0.28 CN¥1.96	-34.2%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 14.3% less for groceries

	Wuhu	China
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 CN¥16.86	$1.63 CN¥11.52	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.97 CN¥63.47	$6.32 CN¥44.71	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.90 CN¥48.80	$6.70 CN¥47.44	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 CN¥10.59	$1.56 CN¥11.05	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 CN¥11.81	$1.52 CN¥10.78	-8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.37	$0.74 CN¥5.25	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CN¥4.50	$0.55 CN¥3.86	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.04	$0.62 CN¥4.41	-12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 CN¥4.32	$0.50 CN¥3.57	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.30 CN¥2.13	-1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 CN¥3.74	$0.39 CN¥2.79	-25.3%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Wuhu	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 CN¥31.36	$4.34 CN¥30.68	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.32 CN¥143.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,024.30 CN¥148,753.26	$19,143.98 CN¥135,449.43	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥32.23	$3.94 CN¥27.89	-13.5%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Wuhu	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.31 CN¥87.10	$11.18 CN¥79.08	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$238.28 CN¥1,685.87	$304.90 CN¥2,157.22	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$182.21 CN¥1,289.19	$195.65 CN¥1,384.25	+7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.88 CN¥572.26	$41.04 CN¥290.39	-49.3%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 24.4% less for childcare

	Wuhu	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$782.57 CN¥5,536.93	$390.25 CN¥2,761.13	-50.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,301.02 CN¥108,259.32	$15,493.57 CN¥109,621.66	+1.3%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Wuhu	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.80 CN¥19.83	$1.04 CN¥7.37	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 CN¥25.78	$2.84 CN¥20.07	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 CN¥29.75	$3.36 CN¥23.77	-20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.91 CN¥296.51	$41.13 CN¥290.99	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.91 CN¥34.71	$5.98 CN¥42.33	+22.0%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Wuhu	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 CN¥353.54	$45.93 CN¥324.95	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.82 CN¥267.56	$30.93 CN¥218.85	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.42 CN¥512.37	$71.26 CN¥504.18	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.10 CN¥595.01	$72.88 CN¥515.65	-13.3%
Average			-10.3%

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