Hong Kong vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	7.41M	216K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 23% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 379th and 1293rd ($2753 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 205th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Wellington

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	Hong Kong	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$13500

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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