Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 65.1% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
$15.16
NZ$24.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
$9.09
NZ$14.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
$2.49
NZ$4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
$2.16
NZ$3.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
$4.53
NZ$7.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
$7.33
NZ$11.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
$6.98
NZ$11.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
$5.27
NZ$8.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
$2.61
NZ$4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
$6.60
NZ$10.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
$115.94
NZ$189.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,915.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
$16.83
NZ$27.43
|
|
pay 78.2% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
$57.37
NZ$93.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,471.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
$134.66
NZ$219.52
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
$777.00
NZ$1,266.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,025.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
$7.28
NZ$11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
$3.39
NZ$5.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
$23.83
NZ$38.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
$38.32
NZ$62.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
$12.13
NZ$19.77
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
$80.07
NZ$130.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
$53.09
NZ$86.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
$124.73
NZ$203.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
$129.08
NZ$210.41
|
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