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Wellington vs. Belgorod Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 3.1 times more expensive than Belgorod.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 62.7% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Belgorod Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Belgorod	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.93 RUB720.97	$14.42 NZ$25.06	+61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.36 RUB432.58	$9.23 NZ$16.04	+72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 RUB70.41	$2.46 NZ$4.27	+181.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 RUB28.84	$1.98 NZ$3.44	+453.4%
Average			+192.2%

Belgorod vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Belgorod	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 RUB45.66	$1.98 NZ$3.43	+249.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 RUB372.50	$4.02 NZ$6.99	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 RUB333.68	$6.79 NZ$11.79	+64.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 RUB134.10	$6.77 NZ$11.77	+307.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 RUB179.86	$4.77 NZ$8.29	+114.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 RUB59.85	$1.36 NZ$2.37	+83.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB61.92	$1.01 NZ$1.76	+32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB54.50	$1.33 NZ$2.31	+97.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RUB71.22	$2.32 NZ$4.02	+162.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB22.09	$0.90 NZ$1.56	+227.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 RUB15.26	$0.68 NZ$1.18	+258.5%
Average			+144.0%

Belgorod vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Belgorod	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63 RUB212.15	$6.14 NZ$10.67	+133.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.98 RUB1,128.47	$109.62 NZ$190.44	+683.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,589.89 RUB2,307,089.36	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	+9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 RUB201.87	$14.55 NZ$25.28	+481.7%
Average			+327.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Belgorod	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.19 RUB660.88	$48.75 NZ$84.70	+495.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$532.09 RUB42,937.50	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	+133.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$286.28 RUB23,101.65	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	+284.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.32 RUB5,513.27	$109.37 NZ$190.00	+60.1%
Average			+243.2%

Belgorod vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Belgorod	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$297.81 RUB24,032.18	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	+158.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,891.53 RUB394,726.65	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	+149.6%
Average			+153.8%

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pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Belgorod	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 RUB62.48	$6.63 NZ$11.53	+756.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 RUB192.26	$3.54 NZ$6.15	+48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 RUB239.84	$25.67 NZ$44.60	+763.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.91 RUB961.29	$34.12 NZ$59.28	+186.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.36 RUB432.58	$11.54 NZ$20.05	+115.2%
Average			+374.2%

Belgorod vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.7% more for clothing

	Belgorod	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.56 RUB4,806.44	$69.31 NZ$120.41	+16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 RUB2,883.86	$46.64 NZ$81.02	+30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.47 RUB5,767.72	$113.30 NZ$196.84	+58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.56 RUB4,806.44	$146.23 NZ$254.05	+145.5%
Average			+62.7%

Belgorod vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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