Quanzhou vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quanzhou	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$306	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$771	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	18
😀 Quality of life	71	84
🏙️ Population	8.78M	216K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 68% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7630th and 2013th ($648 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Quanzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3354th and 485th 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	$2.23	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.22	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.8	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9745	$13757

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954

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