Wellington vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Wellington	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4283	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$1132	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$2002	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$521	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$1016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	17	98
😀 Quality of life	87	74
🏙️ Population	216K	12.3M

The cost of living in Wellington is 192% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2432nd and 7501st ($1869 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 106th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Wellington compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 358th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Wellington vs Wuhan

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	Wellington	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1126	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5538	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4661	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.85	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$760	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12047	$7838

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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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571