Foshan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	18
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	9.5M	216K

The cost of living in Foshan is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7844th and 1932nd ($611 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3253rd and 484th 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	$3.62	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$13419

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865