Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Paris, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Paris
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
Paris
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
Paris
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
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