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Jhongli City vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Jhongli City is 36.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 67.8% less in Jhongli City
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Jhongli City
Transportation: pay 32.8% less in Jhongli City
Housing: pay 69.5% less in Jhongli City
Childcare: pay 5.3% more in Jhongli City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% less in Jhongli City
Clothing: pay 60.3% less in Jhongli City

The cost of groceries and childcare in Jhongli City are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Jhongli City.

Jhongli City vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jhongli City instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 67.8% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Jhongli City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$4.92 NT$154.03	-65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$4.59 NT$143.76	-50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$0.49 NT$15.40	-80.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.49 NT$15.40	-75.1%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Wellington	Jhongli City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.69 NT$53.06	-14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$15.02 NT$470.65	+273.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$12.22 NT$382.88	+80.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$2.56 NT$80.10	-62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$3.63 NT$113.84	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$2.03 NT$63.66	+49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.78 NT$24.51	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$0.98 NT$30.74	-26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.51 NT$47.43	-34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.58 NT$18.05	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.84 NT$26.36	+24.1%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 32.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Jhongli City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$3.47 NT$108.84	-43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$39.32 NT$1,232.25	-64.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$34,999.18 NT$1,096,702.76	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$9.34 NT$292.66	-35.8%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 69.5% less for housing

	Wellington	Jhongli City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$9.80 NT$307.04	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$415.10 NT$13,007.09	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$245.78 NT$7,701.56	-77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$50.12 NT$1,570.52	-54.2%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 5.3% more for childcare

	Wellington	Jhongli City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$355.02 NT$11,124.48	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$20,072.09 NT$628,961.08	+64.4%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Jhongli City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$1.47 NT$46.21	-77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$2.62 NT$82.15	-25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$3.93 NT$123.23	-84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$9.18 NT$287.53	-20.5%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 60.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Jhongli City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$19.66 NT$616.13	-71.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$16.39 NT$513.44	-64.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$57.35 NT$1,797.03	-49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$65.54 NT$2,053.75	-55.2%
Average			-60.3%

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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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