Beijing vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	77	84
🏙️ Population	21.9M	216K

The cost of living in Beijing is 52% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5141st and 1293rd ($1067 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 763rd and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Wellington

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	Beijing	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$13500

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700