Wellington vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Wellington	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2003	$1061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4295	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$1243	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1875	$766
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$1821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	18	82
😀 Quality of life	84	72
🏙️ Population	216K	1.08M

The cost of living in Wellington is 89% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 2013th and 5145th ($2003 vs $1061) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 1.5 months in Wellington compared to 1.7 months in Yongin. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 485th and 2718th 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	$12.8	$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$3.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1957	$724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.9	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$10990
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3790	$5626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.17	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$76.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.8	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1020	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13757	$14956

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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 Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1019
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$985
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1179
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1313
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1455
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1022
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1016
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1053
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$943
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1152
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1001
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1033
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1089
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1296
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1094
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1090
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1128
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1032
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1052
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1040
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$952
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1062
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$852
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$865
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$982
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1010
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$977
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$917
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$971
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$819
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1009
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$993
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1557