Wellington vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Wellington	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2003	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4295	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1243	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$1875	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	18	17
😀 Quality of life	84	44
🏙️ Population	216K	7.01M

The cost of living in Wellington is 234% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2013th and 7983rd ($2003 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Wellington compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Wellington ranked 3rd best city to live in New Zealand vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 485th and 7353rd 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	$12.8	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1062	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1957	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.9	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3790	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.17	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.8	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1020	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13757	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513