Maoming vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$409	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	17
😀 Quality of life	44	85
🏙️ Population	6.17M	216K

The cost of living in Maoming is 59% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6647th and 2289th ($756 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6657th and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Wellington

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	Maoming	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$11415

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

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