Wellington vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Wellington	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2235	$1142
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4982	$2763
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$2429	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$417
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2869	$2204
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	17	83
😀 Quality of life	84	70
🏙️ Population	216K	971K

The cost of living in Wellington is 96% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 1293rd and 4761st ($2235 vs $1142) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.3 months in Wellington compared to 1.9 months in Yongin. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Yongin ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 353rd and 2356th 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	$14.4	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.67	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2525	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2135	$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$9594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7074	$5713
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.7	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.08	$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.24	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.3	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$122
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13500	$20738

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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 Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$970
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1003
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1025
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1074
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$990
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1036
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1085
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1461
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1084
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1068
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1222
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1067
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1008
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$966
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$941
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1025
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1140
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$1098
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$997
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$989
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$968
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1027
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1043
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$839
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1098
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1111
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1567