Wellington vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Wellington	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4240	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$1109	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1980	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2916	$2647
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	17	96
😀 Quality of life	85	97
🏙️ Population	216K	3.76M

The cost of living in Wellington is 38% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 2289th and 4098th ($1837 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 18th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Wellington compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 356th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Wellington vs Yokohama

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	Wellington	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.04	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1097	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$938	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5940	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.9	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.43	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.4	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11415	$13410

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Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109