Wellington vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Wellington	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4240	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$1109	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1980	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2916	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	17	19
😀 Quality of life	85	38
🏙️ Population	216K	7.01M

The cost of living in Wellington is 189% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2289th and 7314th ($1837 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Wellington compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 356th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Wellington vs Zhumadian

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	Wellington	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.2	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.04	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1097	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$938	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5940	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.9	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.43	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.4	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11415	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504