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Wellington vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 66.2% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 76.1% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 56.4% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 90.9% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 82.0% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 53.0% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.0% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.1% more for restaurants

	Athens	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.40	$14.93 NZ$25.39	-7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €8.64	$8.96 NZ$15.24	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €1.85	$2.57 NZ$4.38	+24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.49	$2.15 NZ$3.66	+293.6%
Average			+76.1%

Athens vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.4% more for groceries

	Athens	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.14	$1.96 NZ$3.34	+54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €5.91	$4.15 NZ$7.06	-37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €5.64	$6.98 NZ$11.87	+11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €4.03	$6.84 NZ$11.63	+51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.38	$5.06 NZ$8.60	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$1.40 NZ$2.38	+50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$1.09 NZ$1.86	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.54	$1.48 NZ$2.51	+145.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$2.61 NZ$4.44	+181.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$1.01 NZ$1.72	+77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.47	$0.84 NZ$1.43	+59.5%
Average			+56.4%

Athens vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.9% more for transportation

	Athens	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €6.84	$6.42 NZ$10.92	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €26.89	$127.57 NZ$216.95	+325.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €27,221.19	$34,339.84 NZ$58,401.11	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €11.52	$18.22 NZ$30.98	+41.6%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 82.0% more for housing

	Athens	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €29.16	$54.27 NZ$92.29	+66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €568.61	$1,487.35 NZ$2,529.50	+134.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €499.30	$1,335.17 NZ$2,270.70	+139.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €137.44	$134.11 NZ$228.07	-12.6%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 53.0% more for childcare

	Athens	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €414.98	$871.44 NZ$1,482.03	+88.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €9,606.00	$12,649.75 NZ$21,513.19	+18.0%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.80	$7.17 NZ$12.19	+33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.32	$3.41 NZ$5.81	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.37	$24.46 NZ$41.59	+401.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €44.22	$39.85 NZ$67.77	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €8.64	$12.24 NZ$20.82	+26.9%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Athens	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €77.15	$75.78 NZ$128.87	-12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €34.33	$55.09 NZ$93.70	+43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €83.99	$119.44 NZ$203.13	+27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €103.37	$129.60 NZ$220.40	+12.3%
Average			+17.9%

Athens vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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