Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 64.7% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Athens, you would:
pay 90.7% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
Athens
|
Wellington
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
Athens
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 97.7% more for housing
Athens
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
Athens
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 84.8% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Wellington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Athens
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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