Chongqing vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$2523
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
17
😀 Quality of life
72
85
🏙️ Population
32.1M
419K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 68% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6733rd and 1237th ($712 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 2233rd and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Wellington

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Chongqing Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$7.23
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$13015

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$554
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$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597