Foshan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	70	85
🏙️ Population	9.5M	216K

The cost of living in Foshan is 67% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7543rd and 2289th ($611 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 4th in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2601st and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Wellington

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	Foshan	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$11415

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604