Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 50.7% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 94.1% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 42.3% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$14.42 NZ$25.39	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$9.23 NZ$16.25	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$2.46 NZ$4.33	+64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$1.98 NZ$3.48	+75.8%
Average			+27.9%

Bridgetown vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$1.98 NZ$3.48	-41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.02 NZ$7.08
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$6.79 NZ$11.95	-53.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$6.77 NZ$11.92	-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$4.77 NZ$8.40	+16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$1.36 NZ$2.40	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$1.01 NZ$1.78	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$1.33 NZ$2.34	-41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$2.32 NZ$4.08	+39.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$0.90 NZ$1.58	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$0.68 NZ$1.19	-44.9%
Average			-25.3%

Bridgetown vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.1% more for transportation

	Bridgetown	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$6.14 NZ$10.81	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$109.62 NZ$192.95	+321.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$31,154.21 NZ$54,839.33	-16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.55 NZ$25.62
Average			+94.1%

Bridgetown vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.3% more for housing

	Bridgetown	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$48.75 NZ$85.81	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$1,240.57 NZ$2,183.72	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$1,099.37 NZ$1,935.17	+87.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$109.37 NZ$192.51	+14.4%
Average			+42.3%

Bridgetown vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$768.47 NZ$1,352.70	+192.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$12,211.68 NZ$21,495.66	+87.9%
Average			+140.4%

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pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$6.63 NZ$11.68	+165.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$3.54 NZ$6.23	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$25.67 NZ$45.19	+220.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$34.12 NZ$60.06	-55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$11.54 NZ$20.31	+9.9%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Bridgetown	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$69.31 NZ$122.00	+13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$46.64 NZ$82.09	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$113.30 NZ$199.44	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$146.23 NZ$257.40	+25.3%
Average			+12.7%

Bridgetown vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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