Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 34.1% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.63
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.58
|
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.68
|
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.56
|
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
Berlin
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€937.37
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.37
|
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.15
|
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.93
|
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
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