Quanzhou vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	50	84
🏙️ Population	8.78M	216K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7155th and 1293rd ($666 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6224th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Wellington

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	Quanzhou	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.47	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$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	$193	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$13500

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014

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