Shangrao vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shangrao	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2040	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	18
😀 Quality of life	46	84
🏙️ Population	6.49M	216K

The cost of living in Shangrao is 66% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7385th and 2013th ($684 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 Shangrao compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Shangrao ranked 234th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7068th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangrao vs Wellington

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	Shangrao	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.3	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5055	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2527	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.5	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.18	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25646	$13757

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Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628

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