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Wellington vs. Atenas Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 45.4% more expensive than Atenas.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 19.0% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Wellington
Housing: pay 92.2% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 66.8% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Atenas. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Atenas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Atenas, you would:

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pay 23.2% more for restaurants

	Atenas	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.91 CRC4,354.66	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+61.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	$9.23 NZ$15.98	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 CRC1,004.21	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 CRC817.27	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+18.2%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 19.0% more for groceries

	Atenas	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,288.25	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 CRC2,419.25	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 CRC3,801.22	$6.79 NZ$11.75	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,404.76	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+135.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,936.83	$4.77 NZ$8.26	+20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 CRC877.88	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 CRC319.23	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 CRC526.73	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 CRC482.84	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+134.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 CRC746.20	$0.90 NZ$1.55	-41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CRC526.73	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-37.1%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Atenas	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,631.93	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$189.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	$14.55 NZ$25.19	-9.7%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 92.2% more for housing

	Atenas	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.56 CRC22,740.98	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$544.80 CRC266,117.86	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	+127.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$396.22 CRC193,540.26	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	+177.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.88 CRC33,646.32	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+58.8%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 66.8% more for childcare

	Atenas	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.27 CRC293,213.50	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	+28.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,943.23 CRC2,903,103.94	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	+105.5%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Atenas	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 CRC1,306.40	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+148.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 CRC1,838.63	$3.54 NZ$6.13	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CRC2,516.02	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+398.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.58 CRC21,289.43	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 CRC4,112.73	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+37.0%
Average			+111.2%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Atenas	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.74 CRC30,160.02	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.53 CRC24,192.53	$46.64 NZ$80.73	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.86 CRC58,062.08	$113.30 NZ$196.13	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.98 CRC52,255.87	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+36.7%
Average			+9.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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