Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 14.7% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 80.9% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 27.5% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Wellington
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Wellington

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Wellington. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 80.9% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 HK$60.54	$14.93 NZ$24.83	+93.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 HK$49.69	$8.96 NZ$14.90	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 HK$10.56	$2.57 NZ$4.28	+91.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.56	$2.15 NZ$3.58	+97.5%
Average			+80.9%

Hong Kong vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 HK$18.84	$1.96 NZ$3.27	-18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.58 HK$106.54	$4.15 NZ$6.90	-69.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.17 HK$95.48	$6.98 NZ$11.61	-42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 HK$28.19	$6.84 NZ$11.38	+90.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 HK$33.73	$5.06 NZ$8.41	+17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$1.40 NZ$2.32	-13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 HK$9.31	$1.09 NZ$1.81	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 HK$12.62	$1.48 NZ$2.45	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 HK$11.84	$2.61 NZ$4.34	+73.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 HK$9.13	$1.01 NZ$1.69	-12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 HK$8.97	$0.84 NZ$1.39	-26.7%
Average			-1.7%

Hong Kong vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.42 HK$89.62	$6.42 NZ$10.67	-43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.30 HK$504.50	$127.57 NZ$212.15	+98.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,067.68 HK$267,283.07	$34,339.84 NZ$57,109.35	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.97	$18.22 NZ$30.29	+25.4%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.69 HK$170.20	$54.27 NZ$90.25	+150.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,183.24 HK$17,128.91	$1,487.35 NZ$2,473.55	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,543.27 HK$12,107.95	$1,335.17 NZ$2,220.48	-13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.23 HK$1,468.98	$134.11 NZ$223.03	-28.4%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 27.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,002.59 HK$7,865.97	$871.44 NZ$1,449.25	-13.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,790.97 HK$170,964.30	$12,649.75 NZ$21,037.35	-41.9%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.72 HK$60.54	$7.17 NZ$11.92	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.30 HK$41.60	$3.41 NZ$5.68	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.12 HK$102.92	$24.46 NZ$40.67	+86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.27 HK$669.03	$39.85 NZ$66.27	-53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 HK$100.90	$12.24 NZ$20.36	-4.8%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.66 HK$570.05	$75.78 NZ$126.02	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.59 HK$318.44	$55.09 NZ$91.62	+35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.45 HK$725.36	$119.44 NZ$198.64	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 HK$1,115.95	$129.60 NZ$215.53	-8.9%
Average			+15.1%

Hong Kong vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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