Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 10.2% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Australia, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Australia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Australia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Australia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
Australia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
|
pay 14.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Australia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
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