Chongqing vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	17
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	32.1M	216K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8185th and 2432nd ($561 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 3rd in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2237th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chongqing vs Wellington infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/chongqing/wellington.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Chongqing vs Wellington infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/chongqing/wellington" target="_blank">Chongqing vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Chongqing vs Wellington

Prices for goods and services in Chongqing and Wellington are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Chongqing	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$12047

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811