Cost of Living & Income: Wuhan vs Madrid

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Wuhan and Madrid are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricWuhanMadridWuhan vs Madrid
💰 Average monthly net salary¥7,484¥17,041Madrid earns 2.3× the salary in Wuhan

Daily expenses

MetricWuhanMadridWuhan vs Madrid
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥20¥124Madrid costs 6.22× the price in Wuhan
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥467Madrid costs 3.11× the price in Wuhan
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥42¥78Madrid costs 1.85× the price in Wuhan
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥390.6¥1,293.5Madrid costs 3.31× the price in Wuhan
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥79.8¥241.1Madrid costs 3.02× the price in Wuhan
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥56.9¥122.6Madrid costs 2.16× the price in Wuhan
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥385.6¥333.6Wuhan costs 1.16× the price in Madrid
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥77.8Madrid costs 1.94× the price in Wuhan
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥12.0Madrid costs 1.39× the price in Wuhan

Supermarket prices

MetricWuhanMadridWuhan vs Madrid
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥90.4¥121.8Madrid costs 1.35× the price in Wuhan
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.0¥26.3Madrid costs 2.39× the price in Wuhan
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥13.6¥8.8Wuhan costs 1.54× the price in Madrid
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.2¥10.1Wuhan costs 1.20× the price in Madrid
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.8¥18.0Madrid costs 1.21× the price in Wuhan
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥15.1Madrid costs 2.83× the price in Wuhan
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.5¥17.8Madrid costs 2.37× the price in Wuhan
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥5.1¥8.3Madrid costs 1.63× the price in Wuhan
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥80.0¥54.4Wuhan costs 1.47× the price in Madrid

Rent & property prices

MetricWuhanMadridWuhan vs Madrid
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥2,325¥10,683Madrid costs 4.59× the price in Wuhan
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,491¥8,226Madrid costs 5.52× the price in Wuhan
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,964¥19,031Madrid costs 3.83× the price in Wuhan
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥2,544¥12,453Madrid costs 4.89× the price in Wuhan
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥21,333¥62,075Madrid costs 2.91× the price in Wuhan
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥10,667¥29,535Madrid costs 2.77× the price in Wuhan