Ningbo vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	73	84
🏙️ Population	9.4M	216K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 67% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7558th and 2013th ($660 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2343rd and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ningbo	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$13757

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

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