Hefei vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	18
😀 Quality of life	71	84
🏙️ Population	9.37M	216K

The cost of living in Hefei is 67% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7494th and 2013th ($670 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3146th and 485th 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	$2.65	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$13757

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844