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Chengdu vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 51.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 74.0% less in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 41.5% less in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 58.8% less in Chengdu
Housing: pay 79.1% less in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 19.8% less in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% less in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Chengdu

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Chengdu.

Chengdu vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chengdu instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 74.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.85	$2.78 CN¥20.41	-81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$16.11	$4.87 CN¥35.71	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.63	$0.45 CN¥3.27	-82.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.87	$0.30 CN¥2.20	-86.1%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 41.5% less for groceries

	Wellington	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.53	$1.53 CN¥11.22	-22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.46	$6.09 CN¥44.64	+46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.55	$6.77 CN¥49.61	-3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.30	$1.82 CN¥13.35	-73.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.10	$1.85 CN¥13.59	-63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.51	$0.89 CN¥6.55	-36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.96	$0.56 CN¥4.12	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.65	$0.77 CN¥5.67	-47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.69	$0.45 CN¥3.32	-82.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.82	$0.31 CN¥2.27	-69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.51	$0.36 CN¥2.62	-57.4%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 58.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.54	$4.44 CN¥32.54	-30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$229.39	$27.83 CN¥204.07	-78.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,751.20	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	-45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.75	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-80.9%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 79.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$97.59	$11.82 CN¥86.67	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,674.60	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,400.96	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	-86.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$241.16	$36.71 CN¥269.19	-72.6%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 19.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,567.05	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,747.26	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	+16.9%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.89	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.14	$3.16 CN¥23.19	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.98	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.66	$34.49 CN¥252.92	-13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$22.02	$5.57 CN¥40.81	-54.5%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$136.27	$45.91 CN¥336.62	-39.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$99.07	$44.98 CN¥329.82	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$214.79	$78.99 CN¥579.23	-33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$233.04	$64.36 CN¥471.90	-50.3%
Average			-35.5%

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