Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 4.1% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$15.16
NZ$24.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$9.09
NZ$14.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$2.49
NZ$4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$2.16
NZ$3.53
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$4.53
NZ$7.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$7.33
NZ$11.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$6.98
NZ$11.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$5.27
NZ$8.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.61
NZ$4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$6.60
NZ$10.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$115.94
NZ$189.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,915.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$16.83
NZ$27.43
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$57.37
NZ$93.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,471.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$134.66
NZ$219.52
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$777.00
NZ$1,266.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,025.21
|
|
pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$7.28
NZ$11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$3.39
NZ$5.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$23.83
NZ$38.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$38.32
NZ$62.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$12.13
NZ$19.77
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$80.07
NZ$130.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$53.09
NZ$86.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$124.73
NZ$203.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$129.08
NZ$210.41
|
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