Wellington vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Wellington	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4240	$2820
🏠 One person rent	$1109	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1980	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2916	$2051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	17	83
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	216K	1.08M

The cost of living in Wellington is 63% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 2289th and 4703rd ($1837 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Wellington compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 356th and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Wellington vs Yongin

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	Wellington	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.2	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.04	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1097	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$938	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5940	$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.9	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.43	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.4	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11415	$20733

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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 Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1165
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1020
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1098
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1070
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1026
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1122
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1334
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1129
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1163
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1092
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1171
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1074
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$900
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$936
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1040
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1075
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1019
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1038
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1016
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1565