Chongqing vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	17
😀 Quality of life	72	84
🏙️ Population	32.1M	216K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7185th and 1293rd ($662 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 1966th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Wellington

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	Chongqing	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$13500

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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