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Lower Hutt vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Lower Hutt is 2.2 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Lower Hutt
Groceries: pay 97.8% more in Lower Hutt
Transportation: pay 80.7% more in Lower Hutt
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Lower Hutt
Childcare: pay 26.5% less in Lower Hutt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Lower Hutt
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Lower Hutt

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Lower Hutt are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Lower Hutt.

Lower Hutt vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lower Hutt instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Lower Hutt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+242.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$10.30 NZ$17.83	+109.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$2.25 NZ$3.89	+369.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$2.12 NZ$3.66	+589.2%
Average			+327.8%

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pay 97.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Lower Hutt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+281.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+160.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.24 NZ$2.15	+26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.92 NZ$1.59	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+284.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.91 NZ$1.58	+162.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.84 NZ$1.45	+103.0%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 80.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Lower Hutt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$28.85 NZ$49.93	-8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	+70.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+214.6%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Beijing	Lower Hutt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+277.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	+109.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+178.5%
Average			+154.8%

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pay 26.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Lower Hutt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	-2.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	-50.4%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Lower Hutt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+491.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$3.46 NZ$5.99	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$19.62 NZ$33.95	+366.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$41.83 NZ$72.40	-27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$10.38 NZ$17.98	+23.5%
Average			+174.6%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Lower Hutt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$54.81 NZ$94.87	+50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+38.6%
Average			+34.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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