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Wellington vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 17.5% more expensive than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 20.5% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 61.6% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.9% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$14.42 NZ$24.85	-41.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$9.23 NZ$15.90	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$2.46 NZ$4.24	+25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+31.8%
Average			-3.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$1.98 NZ$3.41	-60.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$4.02 NZ$6.93	-48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$6.79 NZ$11.70	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$6.77 NZ$11.67	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$4.77 NZ$8.22	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.36 NZ$2.35	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.01 NZ$1.74	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.33 NZ$2.29	+46.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$2.32 NZ$3.99	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.90 NZ$1.54	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-65.3%
Average			-26.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$6.14 NZ$10.58	+32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$188.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.55 NZ$25.07
Average			+32.4%

British Virgin Islands vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.5% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$48.75 NZ$83.99	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	-7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$109.37 NZ$188.43	-0.7%
Average			-20.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 61.6% more for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	+104.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	+18.3%
Average			+61.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Wellington - Cost of childcare

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pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$3.54 NZ$6.10	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$25.67 NZ$44.23	+413.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$34.12 NZ$58.79	-71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$11.54 NZ$19.88	-7.7%
Average			+73.9%

British Virgin Islands vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$69.31 NZ$119.42	+45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$46.64 NZ$80.35	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	$113.30 NZ$195.21	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$146.23 NZ$251.95	+17.0%
Average			+5.2%

British Virgin Islands vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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