Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 11.1% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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