Cost of Living & Income: Wuhan vs Stockholm

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Wuhan and Stockholm 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

MetricWuhanStockholmWuhan vs Stockholm
💰 Average monthly net salary¥7,484¥24,727Stockholm earns 3.3× the salary in Wuhan

Daily expenses

MetricWuhanStockholmWuhan vs Stockholm
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥20¥126Stockholm costs 6.30× the price in Wuhan
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥710Stockholm costs 4.73× the price in Wuhan
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥42¥81Stockholm costs 1.93× the price in Wuhan
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥390.6¥1,919.7Stockholm costs 4.91× the price in Wuhan
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥79.8¥284.2Stockholm costs 3.56× the price in Wuhan
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥56.9¥153.6Stockholm costs 2.70× the price in Wuhan
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥385.6¥338.5Wuhan costs 1.14× the price in Stockholm
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥134.8Stockholm costs 3.37× the price in Wuhan
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥12.7Stockholm costs 1.48× the price in Wuhan

Supermarket prices

MetricWuhanStockholmWuhan vs Stockholm
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥90.4¥160.7Stockholm costs 1.78× the price in Wuhan
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.0¥36.2Stockholm costs 3.30× the price in Wuhan
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥13.6¥12.0Wuhan costs 1.13× the price in Stockholm
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.2¥28.4Stockholm costs 2.34× the price in Wuhan
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.8¥25.4Stockholm costs 1.71× the price in Wuhan
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥12.6Stockholm costs 2.36× the price in Wuhan
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.5¥32.3Stockholm costs 4.31× the price in Wuhan
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥5.1¥14.6Stockholm costs 2.84× the price in Wuhan
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥80.0¥85.2Stockholm costs 1.06× the price in Wuhan

Rent & property prices

MetricWuhanStockholmWuhan vs Stockholm
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥2,325¥12,050Stockholm costs 5.18× the price in Wuhan
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,491¥7,736Stockholm costs 5.19× the price in Wuhan
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,964¥21,241Stockholm costs 4.28× the price in Wuhan
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥2,544¥12,835Stockholm costs 5.04× the price in Wuhan
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥21,333¥79,074Stockholm costs 3.71× the price in Wuhan
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥10,667¥45,009Stockholm costs 4.22× the price in Wuhan