Shijiazhuang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shijiazhuang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1354	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$191	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$329	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$183	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$608	$3299
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	17
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	10.6M	216K

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 73% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8645th and 2432nd ($505 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 489th 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 Shijiazhuang compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5294th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs Wellington

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	Shijiazhuang	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.68	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.31	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2373	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4870	$12047

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$535
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$527
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$574
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$548
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$505
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$550
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$499
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$454
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$456
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$544
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$543
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$565
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$552
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$553
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$480
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$495
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$546
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$634
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$502
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$638
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$516
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$534
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$654
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$580
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$689
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$748
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$707

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811