Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.0 times more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.50
|
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.74
|
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.52
|
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.45
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.30
|
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.52
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.45
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.45
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.31
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.51
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.95
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.04
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.98
|
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.40
|
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.77
|
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.49
|
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.50
|
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON218.98
|
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON36.05
|
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON455.56
|
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
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