Wellington vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Wellington	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2003	$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4295	$1722
🏠 One person rent	$1243	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$1875	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	18	97
😀 Quality of life	84	74
🏙️ Population	216K	12.3M

The cost of living in Wellington is 205% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2013th and 7573rd ($2003 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 121st in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Wellington compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 485th and 1885th 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	$12.8	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1957	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3790	$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.17	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.8	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1020	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13757	$8347

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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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$643
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$649
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$691
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$638
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$658
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$619
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$595
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$610
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$600
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$600
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$589
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$608
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$615
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$587
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$565
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$562
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$556
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$554
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$650
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$535
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$612
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$575
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$542
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$551
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$599
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$589