Wellington vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Wellington	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2235	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4982	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2429	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2869	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	17	98
😀 Quality of life	84	70
🏙️ Population	216K	12.3M

The cost of living in Wellington is 223% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1293rd and 6979th ($2235 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Wellington compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 353rd and 2526th 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	$14.4	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.67	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2525	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2135	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7074	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.7	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.08	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.24	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.3	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13500	$9062

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Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611