Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 31.0% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
$6.83
CN¥49.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
$7.46
CN¥53.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
$4.35
CN¥31.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
$4.68
CN¥33.83
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
Wellington
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
$13.59
CN¥98.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
$969.73
CN¥7,007.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
$561.86
CN¥4,060.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
$42.17
CN¥304.75
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Beijing
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
$836.50
CN¥6,045.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,522.49
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
$3.73
CN¥26.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
$62.16
CN¥449.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
$65.57
CN¥473.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
$35.21
CN¥254.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
$85.31
CN¥616.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
$112.58
CN¥813.60
|
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