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Wellington vs. Bendigo Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 5.9% more expensive than Bendigo.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 51.5% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in Wellington
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Wellington

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Bendigo. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Bendigo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Bendigo	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.63 A$29.50	$14.42 NZ$24.85	-26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.47 A$15.73	$9.23 NZ$15.90	-11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.69 A$4.05	$2.46 NZ$4.24	-8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.29 A$3.44	$1.98 NZ$3.41	-13.6%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Bendigo	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 A$4.11	$1.98 NZ$3.41	-27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.60 A$6.91	$4.02 NZ$6.93	-12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 A$6.20	$6.79 NZ$11.70	+64.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.55	$6.77 NZ$11.67	+55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.11 A$6.18	$4.77 NZ$8.22	+16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 A$2.28	$1.36 NZ$2.35	-10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 A$2.04	$1.01 NZ$1.74	-25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 A$2.10	$1.33 NZ$2.29	-4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 A$2.82	$2.32 NZ$3.99	+23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.56	$0.90 NZ$1.54	-13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 A$1.34	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-23.8%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Bendigo	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 A$6.48	$6.14 NZ$10.58	+42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.97 A$81.13	$109.62 NZ$188.86	+103.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,324.04 A$38,069.81	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	+23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.39 A$21.64	$14.55 NZ$25.07	+1.1%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 51.5% more for housing

	Bendigo	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.97 A$72.12	$48.75 NZ$83.99	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.82 A$958.84	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	+94.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.63 A$737.57	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	+124.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$127.27 A$191.33	$109.37 NZ$188.43	-14.1%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Bendigo	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,177.51 A$1,770.16	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	-34.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,736.38 A$34,179.76	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	-46.3%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bendigo	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.85 A$11.80	$6.63 NZ$11.43	-15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 A$5.55	$3.54 NZ$6.10	-4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.55 A$35.40	$25.67 NZ$44.23	+9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.88 A$88.51	$34.12 NZ$58.79	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.47 A$15.73	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+10.2%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Bendigo	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.42 A$98.34	$69.31 NZ$119.42	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.21 A$80.00	$46.64 NZ$80.35	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.56 A$161.70	$113.30 NZ$195.21	+5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.31 A$164.33	$146.23 NZ$251.95	+33.8%
Average			+8.1%

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