Wellington vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Wellington	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2235	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4982	$1798
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2429	$331
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2869	$839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	17	21
😀 Quality of life	84	40
🏙️ Population	216K	6.71M

The cost of living in Wellington is 136% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1293rd and 5996th ($2235 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 353rd and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Wellington vs Yancheng

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	Wellington	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.67	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2525	$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2135	$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7074	$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.7	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.08	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.24	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.3	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13500	$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$699
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$698
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$648
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$705
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$676
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$673
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$674
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$650
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$674
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$588
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$630
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$685
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$620
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$729
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$656
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$651
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$661
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$774
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$608
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$718
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$623
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$612
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$738
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$702
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$690
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$610
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$706
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$749
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$585
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$524
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1028