Wellington vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Wellington	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4310	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$1265	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$1894	$454
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3197	$1151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	18	97
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	216K	12.3M

The cost of living in Wellington is 212% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1932nd and 7564th ($2037 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 107th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Wellington compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 484th and 2134th 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	$13.5	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.6	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2025	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1611	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.1	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6316	$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4074	$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.04	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.19	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$880	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13419	$8927

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Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$639
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$657
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$645
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$599
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$682
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$634
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$651
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$615
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$591
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$599
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$605
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$599
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$610
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$589
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$563
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$579
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$561
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$562
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$568
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$647
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$529
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$603
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$570
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$539
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$544
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$596
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$552
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$595
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$584