Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Wellington, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Wellington
|
West Island
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.89
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.07
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Wellington
|
West Island
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.49
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.42
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.00
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.43
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.62
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.35
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.89
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.42
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.27
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.78
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Wellington
|
West Island
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.81
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$189.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,123.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Wellington
|
West Island
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$93.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,482.50
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,245.91
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$220.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Wellington
|
West Island
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,272.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,114.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
West Island
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.91
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.55
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.01
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.73
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Wellington
|
West Island
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$131.07
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$86.91
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$204.19
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$211.31
|
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