Wellington vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Wellington	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2003	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4295	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1243	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1875	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$942
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	18	17
😀 Quality of life	84	50
🏙️ Population	216K	6.71M

The cost of living in Wellington is 114% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 2013th and 6021st ($2003 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th 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 months in Yancheng. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 485th and 6705th 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	$12.8	$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1957	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.9	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3790	$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.17	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1020	$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13757	$16158

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$693
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$644
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$664
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$693
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$659
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$627
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$651
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$620
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$645
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$571
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$623
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$658
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$581
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$636
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$633
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$644
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$643
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$789
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$587
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$678
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$602
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$590
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$725
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$663
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$657
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$550
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$798
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$726
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1030