Hefei vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	65	84
🏙️ Population	9.37M	216K

The cost of living in Hefei is 67% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6780th and 1293rd ($727 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4171st and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Wellington

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	Hefei	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$13500

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699

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