Cost of living comparison
Austria is 16.5% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Austria instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$22.91
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.62
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.86
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.53
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.42
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.22
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.73
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$7.96
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.35
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.72
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.57
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$158.59
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,331.86
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.06
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Wellington
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$95.57
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,641.82
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,325.24
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$221.25
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,384.91
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$20,994.85
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.45
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.65
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$39.57
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$68.71
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$20.83
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$130.55
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$78.29
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$178.65
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$211.11
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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